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Access to public sector information: law, technology & policy – Volumes 1 & 2 Book Launch

Professor Brian Fitzgerald of the QUT Faculty of Law invites you to the launch of these two volumes.

Please RSVP to Elliott Bledsoe by Friday, 2 July 2010, by phone on 07 3138 9597 or e.bledsoe@qut.edu.au. Continue reading

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Victorian Government commits to CC licensing

Photo: Parliament of Victoria by Brian GiesenAs mentioned in our previous post, today is a very significant day for free culture in Australia, with the Victorian Government becoming the first Australian government to commit to using Creative Commons as the default licensing system for its public sector information.

The commitment is part of the Government’s response to its Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee’s Inquiry into Improving Access to Victorian Public Sector Information and Data, which recommended that the Victorian Government adopt a “hybrid public sector information licensing model comprising Creative Commons and a tailored suite of licences for restricted materials.”

Credits—Photo: Adaptation (crop and resize) of ‘Untitled‘ by Brian Giesen, CC BY 2.0 Generic.

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