[open-government] Copyright notice and temporary posting of PSI

Fri Nov 1 03:01:56 UTC 2013

Hi,

I’m hoping someone can help me find precedents for fighting against a Governments’ copyright notices and the temporary posting of information online.

In Hong Kong, we have a very strict privacy ordinance, which causes the Government to post some information, like lists of certified professionals, meant to notify the public. Later, these are taken down, presumably because of privacy concerns, since they disclose personal addresses. There are certainly some issues regarding privacy, but in our opinion, information like this, once it is published, should remain in the public record. Also, the copyright notice is used to control the information and prevent others from saving their own copies for analysis or better indexing.

Ultimately, I would like to find examples in other countries where these two roadblocks to a more transparent government have been successfully challenged. I appreciate any examples you can provide.

Regards,
Darcy

Darcy W. Christ
dwchrist at hku.hk
office: +852.3917.1655 | mobile: +852.5485.9669
Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC)
University of Hong Kong

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