David Eaves has a great post on the three laws of open government data: find it, play with it, and share it.
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City of Vancouver Launches Open Data Portal
David Eaves reports that the City of Vancouver has launched its open data portal.
5 Major Research Universities Endorse Open-Access Journals
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California at Berkeley have signed a compact agreeing to the “timely establishment” of mechanisms for providing financial support for free open-access journals. Where are Canadian universities on open […]
NZ Government Releases Draft Open Licensing Framework
The New Zealand government has released a draft framework that moves toward open access for non-copyright information and open licensing for copyright works.
Government Backs Newspaper Digitization Initiative
Canadian Heritage has provided funding for an initiative to digitize up to 20 multicultural newspapers on an open-access basis.
Recent Posts
Government Reverses on Bill C-2: Removes Lawful Access Warrantless Demand Powers in New Border Bill 
Why The Recent TikTok Privacy Ruling Swaps Privacy for Increased Surveillance 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 245: Kate Robertson on Bill C-2’s Cross-Border Data Sharing Privacy Risks 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 244: Kris Klein on the Long Road to a Right to be Forgotten Under Canadian Privacy Law 
Government Doubles Down in Defending Bill C-2’s Information Demand Powers That Open the Door to Warrantless Access of Personal Information
