[od-discuss] Comparison of OGL-Canada v2.0 to OGL-Alberta v2.0

Mike Linksvayer ml at gondwanaland.com
Wed Jun 26 20:56:32 UTC 2013


It appears that like Canada and BC, Alberta 2.0 is actually launched at
http://data.alberta.ca/licence

I propose voting on conformance of BC and Alberta together as they are
identical in substance, and doing this after the Canada decision, which I
just kicked off.

Mike

On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Herb Lainchbury <
herb at dynamic-solutions.com> wrote:

> Here is the wdiff of the OGL-Canada v2.0 and the OGL-Alberta v2.0.  These
> licenses are very similar but I wouldn't say they are the same license.
>  The the Alberta license has an extra exemption which I think is enough to
> say it's a different license.
>
> Herb
>
> -----
>
> Open Government Licence [-- Canada-] [+ Alberta+]
> You are encouraged to use the Information that is available under this licence with only a few conditions.
>
> Using Information under this licence
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> If the Information Provider does not provide a specific attribution statement, or if you are using Information from several [-information providers-] [+Information Providers+] and multiple attributions are not practical for your product or application, you must use the following attribution statement:
>
> Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence “ [-Canada.-] [+Alberta.+]
>
> The terms of this licence are important, and if you fail to comply with any of them, the rights granted to you under this licence, or any similar licence granted by the Information Provider, will end automatically.
> Exemptions
> This licence does not grant you any right to use:
> Personal Information;[+Information or Records that are not accessible under applicable laws;+]
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> the names, crests, logos, or other official symbols of the Information Provider; and
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> Non-endorsement
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> Governing Law
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> Definitions
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> "Information"
>
> means information resources [+or Records+] protected by copyright or other information [+or Records+] that [-is-] [+are+] offered for use under the terms of this licence.
>
> "Information Provider"
>
> means Her Majesty the Queen in right of [-Canada.-] [+Alberta.+]
>
> “Personal Information†[-means personal information  as defined-]
> [+has the meaning set out in section 1(n) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Alberta)
>
> Records
>
> has the meaning set out+] in section [-3-] [+1(q)+] of the [+Freedom of Information and Protection of+] Privacy [-Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-21.-] [+Act (Alberta)+]
>
> "You"
>
> means the natural or legal person, or body of persons corporate or incorporate, acquiring rights under this licence.
>
> Versioning
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