tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post1918081227616442486..comments2023-11-02T20:45:14.873+11:00Comments on eGov AU: How does the government maximise information distribution while minimising copyright risk?Craig Thomlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350603210658700252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-24627969705725653432008-11-19T19:39:00.000+11:002008-11-19T19:39:00.000+11:00Graig,great post - creative commons is near and de...Graig,<BR/><BR/>great post - creative commons is near and dear to my heart when it comes to the data holdings of state and federal governments. I see a couple of issues that are really holding up while scale adoption - the first is the same idea that James mentions - the idea that publicly funded data should be free to the public - take for instance the mapping data generated by the states - then acquired by PSMA and onsold back to federal agencies and everyone else - thats right the govt bought data from itself? the model is seems like it could be streamlined dramatically. Which leads to the second idea that the current federation model is really unworkable when it comes to data - especially spatial data.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750343339904865739.post-70032846234910521702008-11-19T16:28:00.000+11:002008-11-19T16:28:00.000+11:00As a consultant, the situation is equally strange....As a consultant, the situation is equally strange. Despite the projects being paid for by public money, government agencies ask for the tightest control over IP of any organisation we deal with.<BR/><BR/>Ask for shared IP, and they have a fit! (That being said, once sensible requirements are outlined, the legal people normally relax enough to work out an arrangement.)<BR/><BR/>Most strange.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com