Thanks, looks like it can promote open access in research. Regards, Srinivas Kodali www.lostprogrammer.com *"Not everyone who wanders is lost, I am probably a bit"*
On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Suren <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > So the order is issued by the Secretary, Tamilnadu Government. The primary > purpose of this initiative is to ensure that the - if works in tamil are > published under CC by SA, aided by technology, it has the potential to > reach people globally. > > In essence the order says that: > > *1) Books & other literary works that shall be published under CC by SA* > > - That have been nationalized > - Produced by the Tamil Development Department & other Government > departments, > - Rare books collected by the Tamil Development Department & Tamil > University > - Digital Copies of - Old Scrolls, Pictures & Stone carvings > > > 2) *Research papers and books (subject to copyright rules) of the > students & teachers of the Tamil University should be published on their > website* > > *3) If any of the above have been procured by other Government > departments, from Individuals or private enterprises - they too can be > published after obtaining due permission from the owner.* > > The letter doesn't explicitly mentioned CC by SA for (2) & (3) but I think > that's what was intended. > > Cheers, > > Surendran > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 4:39 PM, srinivas kodali <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> There is an order by Govt. of Tamilnadu, approved last month to publish >> govt. content under creative commons, this is a big deal for govt. data >> too. Can someone who knows tamil translate the order and its scope? >> >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GoTN_Tamil_Developme >> nt_Departments_order_on_creative_commons_cc_by_sa.pdf >> >> Regards, >> Srinivas Kodali >> www.lostprogrammer.com >> >> -- >> Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more >> about us by visiting http://datameet.org >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "datameet" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more > about us by visiting http://datameet.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
