Thanks On Thursday, July 31, 2014 9:54:25 PM UTC+5:30, Justin Meyers wrote: > > The data is still up; you just have to know how to look! > http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/GisLayers/GIS_AC_Data.zip > http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/GisLayers/GIS_PC_Data.zip > > On Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:49:09 AM UTC-5, Dilip Damle wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I am / was aware about that, you can no longer download the data because >> the links do not exist, >> The page itself is a archive >> However what the download page said when it existed can still be read. >> >> On Thursday, July 31, 2014 5:27:35 PM UTC+5:30, mohit ranjan wrote: >>> >>> All the links in this page (http://archive.today/0bCxD) are giving 404. >>> >>> - Mohit >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Dilip Damle <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> 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]> 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. 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