> Hi all,
>
> Thanks all for the great feedback.
>
> The site as is only demonstrates data access and redistribution under
> various formats. My hope is that others will use it in their projects
> and offer a foretaste of what civic benefits we could get from freeing
> this data. Please get in touch with me if you need help integrating
> this, or have any questions.
>
> There are a few ways in which this data can be obtained legally.
> ->Government finally stops duplicating its work and releases the data
> in the public domain.
>
> By far the best alternative, although it's going to take an organized
> (and louder) political effort to get them to notice us.
>
> ->Canada Post could allow derivative products.
>
> Ages ago I inquired with Canada Post about using one of their data
> products and was told they did not see a web service as
> redistribution, which significantly changes the licensing cost. Would
> someone check with them? A polygon file of all the postal codes would
> be enough to generate the correspondence database since the MP
> polygons are already public domain.
>
> -> StatsCan allows a web service to operate under a single license
>
> Just as Canada Post didn't count a web service as redistribution,
> maybe they'll compromise.
>
> ---
>
> My preference would be for government to wake up and smell the roses.
> In the meantime, if enough groups were to rely on a web service
> perhaps we could perhaps obtain a common license as a stop-gap
> measure.
>
> While others pursue rigorously legal avenues, I'm happy to work with
> code and reveal the grey areas. I believe both roles are needed at
> this stage.
>
> Daniel.
>
> On 3/26/07, Tracey P. Lauriault <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> i just tried and it is wonderful!
>>
>> The only issue i can think of, it the look, feel and findability.
>> General or novice web users may not find this service and may not be
>> able to relate to the tool because of how it looks. It is perfect for
>> most of us on this list but perhaps not for the general public. I can
>> see this tool being very powerful particularly if there are elections
>> coming up.
>>
>> I will send it around to some advocacy groups who may also find it useful.
>>
>> Cheers
>> t
>>
>
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