Found some discussion on this from the osm India list from the past: http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/u3vCOOuryFWiWqqzVA9L
On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Arun Ganesh <[email protected]> wrote: > From memory, those 2001 ECI shapefiles came with a MIT license that was > clearly mentioned on the download page then. > > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Avinash Celestine < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> To add to what Nisha said, this is what the copyright act says about work >> produced by the govt ( i am not a lawyer either) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *(k) "Government work" means a work which is made or published by or >> under the direction or control of- (i) the Government or any department of >> the Government; 17.First owner of copyright. -Subject to the provisions of >> this Act, the author of a work shall be the first owner of the copyright >> thereinProvided that- ....(d) in the case of a Government work, Government >> shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner >> of the copyright therein;* >> >> My (legally illiterate) reading of this is that unless the govt >> specifically says it is waiving copyright for anything it does, the >> copyright is assumed to persist. Subject to the fair use clauses outlined >> in the previous mail of course >> >> >> regards >> Avinash >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Nisha Thompson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Now I will ask a lawyer to give a final answer as I am not a lawyer but >>> wanted to give my understanding of this. >>> >>> My understanding is that data in India is copyrighted, as well as >>> documents, including for instance RTI. However, if you add value to the >>> data then you can share what you created. Though it is a debate whether >>> digitization or moving data from one format to the other is adding value. >>> >>> HOwever, these are maps and documents, I believe it is ok. Section 52 in >>> the CopyRightRules is all the exceptions. >>> >>> http://copyright.gov.in/Documents/CopyrightRules1957.pdf >>> >>> "(aa)106 the making of copies or adaptation of a computer programme by >>> the lawful possessor of a >>> copy of such computer programme, from such copy- >>> (i) in order to utilise the computer programme for the purposes for >>> which it was supplied; or >>> (ii) to make back-up copies purely as a temporary protection against >>> loss, destruction or damage in >>> order only to utilise the computer programme for the purpose for which >>> it was supplied;" >>> 121A "(ab) the doing of any act necessary to obtain information >>> essential for operating inter-operability of an independently created >>> computer programme with other programmes by a lawful possessor of a >>> computer programme provided that such inform" >>> >>> Again I am not a lawyer so you will have to check for specifics. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Dilip Damle <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello to all, >>>> >>>> Does anyone know the copyright status about the Parliamentary / >>>> Assembly Shapefiles (before the delimitation. ) >>>> that were once available from Election commission website >>>> >>>> I have the files and am tempted to use them to Extract State >>>> boundaries. >>>> The advantages I see in them is >>>> >>>> 1. It is he only government source free data that I know of >>>> >>>> 2. It has the right level of vertex density for a layman / Thematic map >>>> usage. >>>> >>>> There is no readme or any other metadata with the files. >>>> >>>> Rgds >>>> >>>> Dilip Damle >>>> >>>> (New Delhi) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more >>>> about us by visiting http://datameet.org >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "datameet" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Nisha Thompson >>> DataMeet.org >>> [email protected] >>> skype: nishaqt >>> mobile: 962-061-2245 >>> >>> -- >>> Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. 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