Hi The Download page can still be seen in an archive here http://archive.today/0bCxD
it has this text QUOTE Under the Electronic Election data initiative, the Commission has opened its databases. This section contains GIS data of Parliament and Assembly Boundaries, as SHAPE files as well as Digital Data (Lat-Long points) in XML format. You will need proper GIS Software to utilize these layers.Please note that these Parliamentary and Assembly Boundaries, and the Latitude-Longitude points are very rough (approx.) meant for color coding the maps for various kind of analysis. Overlaying these on one another or on some other GIS Layer from some other source may produce wrong results. To see the sample usage, please see our Election Maps section <https://archive.today/o/0bCxD/http://eci.nic.in/election_maps/election_maps.asp>, or Map Based Navigation section <https://archive.today/o/0bCxD/http://search.eci.gov.in/maps/eci_new/index1024x768.asp> or State Elections 2006 Results page <https://archive.today/o/0bCxD/http://eci.gov.in/se2006.htm>. UNQUOTE Can we interpret the word "opened" the way we want :) There seems to no specific mention about he Copyright of the Data I remember looking for it when I downloaded and recollect anything. On Thursday, July 31, 2014 3:43:15 PM UTC+5:30, Arun Ganesh 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] > <javascript:>> 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] >> <javascript:>> 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] >>> <javascript:>> 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] <javascript:>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Nisha Thompson >>> DataMeet.org >>> [email protected] <javascript:> >>> skype: nishaqt >>> mobile: 962-061-2245 >>> >>> -- >>> Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. 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