For reference, here's the full email and response I got, in case it helps others with similar requests:
Hi, > I tried sending this through the feedback form on the Open Data site, but > it was too long for the form and my shorter inquiry was never responded to. > Given the upcoming HackOurCity and InnovationWeek, I'm hoping that this can > be passed along to the appropriate people. > Dear New West Open Data, > Thank you for making open data available to the public. > I am a resident of New Westminster, but also a contributor to the > OpenStreetMap project [1], a collaborative open project to create a global > geodata set freely usable by anyone [2]. > We respect the IP rights of others and I write to ask if we can use your > data. OpenStreetMap (OSM) uses the ODbL license [3]. The OGL-City of New > Westminster is based upon the OGL-BC, which in turn is based upon the > OGL-CA. As I understand, the OGL-CA has been deemed compatible with the > ODbL, but the OGL-BC has slightly modified wording introducing an exemption > for the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (B.C.). Given > the goals of most municipal Open Data projects, I imagine you would happy > for the data to be used by OSM, but we would ask for a statement clearing > the use. > At the most simple, I would seek a statement like this: > "Data available in the Orthophotography, Landuse, Address, Building > Footprints, and Park Benches datasets location of the City of New > Westminster's Open Data site under the following location: > http://opendata.newwestcity.ca/datasets is released in accordance with > the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act of British > Columbia." > Such a statement was provided by the City of Vancouver for their own > datasets for inclusion in OSM. > An alternative statement that would work in a more general sense is the > following: > "The City of New Westminster has no objections to geodata derived in part > from the Orthophotography, Landuse, Address, Building Footprints, and Park > Benches datasets being incorporated into the OpenStreetMap project geodata > database and released under a free and open license". > Alternatively, releasing the datasets under a Public Domain, CC0, PDDL, or > ODbL license would satisfy our license requirements. > I also ask that whatever statement you are prepared to make can be made > public for information purposes. > Below is a fact sheet. If you would like any more information, I will do > my best to help or can ask our project's License Working Group to get in > touch with you. I've also included a couple links to discussion on license > compatibility in Nanaimo and Vancouver. > Regards, Alan Richards (alarobric) > Fact Sheet > [1] The OpenStreetMap project currently has over 750,000 registered > contributors worldwide. Our main website is http://www.openstreetmap.org > [2] We are mandated to make our geodata available in perpetuity under a > free and open licence. We are not allowed to use a commercial license, but > commercial organisations are allowed to use our data under similar terms. > [3] Our data is currently published under the Open Database License 1.0, > http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/ > [4] Most of our geodata is contributed by individuals. However, we are > very grateful when able to incorporate or derive from other geo-data datasets > where license terms are compatible. > [5] We formally attribute all such sources at http://wiki.openstreetmap. > org/wiki/Attribution, using any specific wording if you request. We also > try to provide a link to this page with any extract of data from our > database. However, for reasons of practicality, we do not require end-users > to repeat such attribution since it runs into hundreds. > [6] We also keep a public track of third party data use at > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Import/Catalogue and usually have a > project page for each dataset, describing how we use it and whether there > are any license restrictions to be aware of. > [7] If you have any specific legal questions, the OpenStreetMap > Foundation's License Working Group can be reached at > [email protected] and will be glad to help. > [8] Nanaimo licensing discussion: https://lists. > openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-ca/2013-December/005974.html > [9] Vancouver discussion: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/ > talk-ca/2014-February/006037.html Dear Mr. Richards, > Thank you for your very clear email. We really want to facilitate your > and other open data users work. We have therefore added a statement > above our license that all data sets in the City’s open data collection > are released in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection > of Privacy Act of BC. A link to the page is below. > http://opendata.newwestcity.ca/licence > > Please let me know if you have further concerns or requests for data sets. > > Yours, > > *Jacque Killawee* | Records and Information Administrator > *T* 604.515.3764 <(604)%20515-3764> | *E* [email protected] > > [image: cid:[email protected]] City of New Westminster | > Legislative Services > 511 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 1H9 > www.newwestcity.ca > On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Alan Richards <[email protected]> wrote: > From what I've seen so far, the opinion seems to be that the OGL-BC > devived licenses like this one require a statement about the Freedom of > Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This was done for the City of > Vancouver license, and I've just recently recieved an update from the City > of New Westminster along the same lines. They were very happy to adjust it > after I contacted them though. > > "Data available in the blah blah blah datasets location of the City of New > Westminster's Open Data site under the following location: > http://opendata.newwestcity.ca/datasets is released in accordance with > the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act of British > Columbia." > > > > > On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Stewart C. Russell <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On 2017-03-05 09:44 PM, Brent Fraser wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > I've had a request to improve the stream and trail data around Gibsons >> > BC using data from the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD >> > http://www.scrd.ca/data-download). Their license >> > (http://www.scrd.ca/scrd_disclaimer) permits this >> >> In addition to James's link, you'd need to have the SCRD licence >> approved by the Licensing Working Group. Takes a couple of months. I see >> a glaring error in the text: they copypasta'd North Van's licence, but >> didn't find and replace properly, leaving the attribution as “Contains >> information licensed under the Open Government Licence - North Vancouver.” >> >> Stewart >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-ca mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >> > >
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