Re: [talk-au] ODbL data.gov.au permission granted

2011-10-30 Thread John Smith
On 31 October 2011 12:30, Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: I think that data.gov.au can be taken at their word and that they have a clear understanding of which rights they may or may not grant. They're a clearing house, nothing more, and don't own any of the content.

Re: [talk-au] ODbL data.gov.au permission granted

2011-10-30 Thread Richard Weait
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote: On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:19:56 -0400 Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Attribution#Australian_government_public_information_datasets and responded as follows: That is terrific – thank you

Re: [talk-au] ODbL data.gov.au permission granted

2011-10-30 Thread John Smith
On 31 October 2011 13:10, Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: And still, they'd know what they may and may not permit. You haven't dealt with government plebs much have you? They are one of the most unpleasant races in the galaxy. Not actually evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious,

Re: [talk-au] ODbL data.gov.au permission granted

2011-10-30 Thread Liz
On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:10:36 -0400 Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote: On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote: On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:19:56 -0400 Richard Weait rich...@weait.com wrote:

Re: [talk-au] ODbL data.gov.au permission granted

2011-10-30 Thread Richard Weait
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote: As we are trying to tell you, AGIMO, who owns the data.gov.au domain, does not grant any copyright permissions whatsoever. They are a place which consolidates data and makes it available, but the actual government department or