legal aspects of open government data
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Presentation on legal aspects of open government data to FEDICT in Brussels on 26th January 2011.TRANSCRIPT
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Legal aspects ofOpen Government Data
Jonathan GrayOpen Knowledge Foundation
2011/01/26/Brussels/FEDICT
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data.gov.uk
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data.gov.[...]
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28 data catalogues
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publicdata.eu
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What is 'open government data'?
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Re-use
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From legal uncertainty...
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… to legal clarity.
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Open data: free for anyone to reuse orredistribute for any purpose
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“open” =
usereuseredistributioncommercial reusederivative works
“do what you like”
may require:- attribution
- sharing back
C
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opendefinition.org
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Why?
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Unlocking social andeconomic value
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Two metaphors:
PipesSoil
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How?
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What kinds of legal issues?
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Isn't it all really complicated?
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PSI DirectiveDatabase DirectiveCopyright LawCompetition LawPrivacy LawFOI Law
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From point of view of user: - Maximise reusability - Minimise restrictions
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Keep It Simple
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There are rights
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Hence you need to give permission
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A. Use an existing license/legal tool
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Public Domain (no rights reserved)- Public Domain Dedication & License (PDDL)- Creative Commons Zero (CC0)
Attribution (you must give credit)
- Open Data Commons Attribution (ODC -BY)- Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
'Sharealike' (you must share back)
- Open Data Commons Attribution-Sharealike (ODbL)- Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike (CC-BY-SA)
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B. Create your own license/legal tool
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“Public data will be released under the same open licence which enables free reuse, including commercial reuse – all data should be under the same easy to understand licence.”
Public Data Principlesdata.gov.uk
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Make sure it is “open” as in opendefinition.org
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Re-use
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Image creditsImages by Otto Neurath and the Isotype Institute from FulltablePierre Vivant's Traffic Light Tree by William WarbyThe Green Light by Ted PercivalPlumbing bits by cmurtaughMount Fear East London by Abigail ReynoldsCompost 06/08/2007 by suavehouse113
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