Showing posts with label copyright. Show all posts
Showing posts with label copyright. Show all posts
Thursday, September 04, 2014

My views on copyright infringement (submitted to the MEAA)

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Earlier today ZDNet reported on the Media and Arts Alliance's submission on copyright infringement , where the MEAA (as the peak body ...
Tuesday, July 08, 2014

The importance for government of respecting open source and open data copyrights

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An interesting situation has arisen in Italy, with the country's Agenzia delle Entrate, the Italian revenue service and taxation author...
Monday, May 12, 2014

Keep an eye out for Australia's open budget

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We've now suffered through most of the fun and games of budget leaking season this year, with the 2014-15 Australian Government budget ...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Which license should government open data be released under? (CC0 vs CCBY)

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An interesting article was brought to my attention by John Sheridan as below, on the use of CC0 licensing of government data. RT @digiphi...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Considering copyright in a digital world - the 2013 Australian Digital Alliance Copyright Forum

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Copyright is one of the battlefields of the digital age, with the ability to rapidly copy and distribute works via digital channels challen...
Thursday, June 21, 2012

It's Census (data) day!

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Today at 11:30am the ABS releases the first tranche of the 2011 Census's data - including the core demographics. How is this Gov 2.0 ...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Modelling open data - new visualisation from recently released BOM data

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The Bureau of Meteorology has released new data for reuse under Creative Commons licensing, ahead of the upcoming GovHack in Canberra ne...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Standardising content across government (or why does every agency have a different privacy policy?)

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Every government website serves a different purpose and a different audience, however there are also standard content every site must have ...
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Sunday, December 25, 2011

I'm dreaming of a Gov2 Christmas

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While not normally a fan of Christmas, I was feeling festive today, so have translated several traditional Christmas songs into their Gov 2....
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Traditional media insiders are the least qualified to comment on the future of traditional media

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With the release of News Ltd's Future of journalism 'discussion' I've submitted a 'Your view' to the site which may...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

21st Century society vs 19th Century laws and policing

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Laws have always struggled to keep up with society, however rarely in such a vivid and public way as in Wednesday's arrest of Sydney Mor...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Harper Collins limits library eBook use to 26 lends before repurchase

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There's lots of interesting debates going on about ownership at the moment. Are the products and content you buy and enjoy owned by yo...
Friday, October 08, 2010

Australian Government sets default copyright to Creative Commons by Attribution

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Yesterday was a historic day for Australian intellectual property rights. Ann Steward, the Australian Government CIO, announced that the A...
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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Innovation's Social Media in Government Seminar - presentations and videos

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Last month I gave a presentation to around 100 people at the Department of Innovation regarding the use of social media in Australian govern...
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Monday, August 09, 2010

New Zealand government moves to encourage use of Creative Commons licensing for public sector data

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New Zealand's government has just launched a Creative Commons-based approach for the standardisation of the licensing of government copy...
Thursday, July 08, 2010

100 Ideas to Help Engage your Community Online - the book and the wiki

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Bang the Table has released a fantastic little handbook for online community engagement. Titled 100 Ideas to Help Engage your Community On...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Australian Government releases historic budget - under a Creative Commons copyright license

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Media commentators have called the Australian Government's budget "austere", "responsible" and "boring but goo...
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Tuesday, April 06, 2010

UK Government switching Crown Copyright to be Creative Commons friendly

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The UK government has announced that the UK will be phasing out the 'Click-Use' online licenses for the reuse of Crown and Parliamen...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

What does the White Pages ruling mean for Australian government data?

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There is a trend towards greater openness in the licensing of Australian government data. Queensland's government a few years ago put in...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

South Australia bans anonymous election comments online

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I've been alerted by CloCkWeRX in a comment in my post, Australian Labor Party launches social media website , that the South Australian...
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