tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post6391317047060404783..comments2023-11-02T20:45:14.873+11:00Comments on eGov AU: South Australia bans anonymous election comments onlineCraig Thomlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-69234372782866617002010-02-04T08:34:00.243+11:002010-02-04T08:34:00.243+11:00I agree.
However in Australia most government mat...I agree.<br /><br />However in Australia most government material is locked up in copyright.<br /><br />Note that while NSW may choose not to enforce copyright, it can change this stance at any time. <br /><br />In South Australia, the Attorney-General has likewise indicated that he will not enforce the Electoral Act amendment during the election campaign. This is an interesting stance for the state's chief law enforcer to take - in effect advocating that people break a state law.Craig Thomlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-6381193163632135132010-02-03T19:20:36.857+11:002010-02-03T19:20:36.857+11:00It seems wrong that you cannot reproduce excerpts ...It seems wrong that you cannot reproduce excerpts from the very laws we are meant to abide. In NSW the government "does not enforce copyright it has in legislative material on this website but only if the material is published or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the notice Copyright in legislation and other material." Essentially that you do not misrepresent the law. http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/copyright.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com