Ottawa’s proposed open data licence is good: Expert - Page 1 - Government

"The proposed data usage licence for the federal Open Data Portal has got good marks from one of the country’s leading experts in the field. 'I’m quite excited,' David Eaves, a public policy guru who advises governments on a range of issues, said Wednesday about the suggested licence. 'It’s an improvement on the U.K.’s open government licence,' he said, while it’s also compatible. That should encourage developers to create ‘mash-ups’ of data from both countries, he said. In fact it’s so good he hopes Canadian municipalities, provinces and private sector organizations adopt it. Treasury Board president Tony Clement revealed the proposed terms this week, which will give application developers who take publicly-posted data from the federal Web site unrestricted reuse of government information subject to some conditions. Before finalizing the licence, the government wants to hear from the public. Clement hopes it will come into effect next spring."