tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post5056340618967047458..comments2023-11-02T20:45:14.873+11:00Comments on eGov AU: Australian Government sets default copyright to Creative Commons by AttributionCraig Thomlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-49481296758696741182010-10-09T20:39:45.093+11:002010-10-09T20:39:45.093+11:00Hi Anne,
Agency-level support is one thing, whol...Hi Anne, <br /><br />Agency-level support is one thing, whole-of-government mandate is another.<br /><br />This is a rewrite of the default copyright for public information from the Australian government - I don't think I overstated :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />CraigCraig Thomlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-62355773342978708382010-10-09T11:50:29.096+11:002010-10-09T11:50:29.096+11:00Hi Craig, a better (or additional) link is to the ...Hi Craig, a better (or additional) link is to the CC and Government page on the CC Australia site at http://creativecommons.org.au/sectors/government <br />see also, the extensive guide on use of CC licences in Government at http://eprints.qut.edu.au/32519/<br />The importance of the announcement should not be overstated, as agencies such as Australian Bureau of Statistics and Geoscience Australia have been publishing most (if not all) of their online content under CC-BY licences for more than 2 years.Anne Fitzgeraldhttp://www.aupsi.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-6797077513716223382010-10-08T23:08:16.526+11:002010-10-08T23:08:16.526+11:00Give them time :)Give them time :)Craig Thomlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-58883785711395325582010-10-08T21:55:56.300+11:002010-10-08T21:55:56.300+11:00Ironically, the copyright notice on the AG's s...Ironically, the copyright notice on the AG's site linkrf to from the statement still puts restrictions in place beyond the CC-BY discussed.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488865674446632285noreply@blogger.com