Hey Sajjad — Thanks for the update. Let us know if there’s anything the global HOT community can do to realistically support your campaign.
Robert On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 9:13 AM Sajjad Anwar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey everyone, > > Ralph - thanks for bringing this here. A few of us have started a > campaign and collecting responses to the ministry to reduce the scope > of this bill. You can follow the conversations on > http://savethemap.in/ > > The bill in it's current state is very unlikely to get approved. Will > keep you posted. > > Cheers, > Sajjad > (https://twitter.com/geohacker) > > On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Carissa Brittain > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The article in Geospatial World > > (http://geospatialworld.net/Professional/ViewBlog.aspx?id=477) has a > link to > > the May 5 draft of the bill > > ( > http://www.dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft-NGP-Ver%201%20ammended_05May2016.pdf > ) > > but it doesn't seem to be complete. > > > > Techdirt's article > > ( > https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160509/09563834390/indias-proposed-geospatial-information-regulation-bill-would-shut-down-most-map-based-services-there.shtml > ) > > seems to have a more complete version: > > > http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/GeospatialBill_05052016_eve.pdf > > > > 'Carissa Brittain > > > > On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Ralph Aytoun <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > >> > >> > >> An item for discussion. > >> This particular scenario existed when I was working for Philip’s and we > >> had to send to India for prior approval, an exact copy of any map of > India > >> that we would include in any of our atlases. It appears that India is > going > >> to roll this out further. > >> > >> Is this something HOT will have to get prior permission for in the event > >> of a natural disaster? It certainly appears that way. > >> > >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36276754 > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Ralph Aytoun > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> HOT mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > HOT mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > > > > -- > Sajjad Anwar http://geohacker.in > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >
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