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LAPSI/EVPSI 10 July 2012
Standardisation of Licensing – the UK Example
• Policy lead on the Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations
• Policy lead on negotiations on the proposed changes to the PSI Directive
• Responsible for Crown copyright information
• Developers of the UK Government Licensing Framework
• Creators of the Open Government Licence
What is the role of The National Archives?
The use by a person of a document held by a public sector body for a purpose other than the initial purpose within that public sector body’s public task for which the document was produced
The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 (SI 1515/2005)
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1515/introduction/made
How is re-use defined?
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• publishing in any medium
• adapting
• copying (beyond certain limits)
What does this mean in practice?
• UK Government Licensing Framework
• Open Government Licence
• Delegations of authority
• Notices on websites and in publications
How do we oversee re-use?
• A policy and legal overview for licensing and re-use of public sector information
• Sets out best practice • Standardises the licensing principles • Recommends the Open Government Licence (OGL) as the default
licence• Part of the Government's drive to open up access • Promotes transparency
• Enables wider economic and social gain
What is the UK Government Licensing Framework?
UKGLF Timeline
• Launch of UK Government Licensing Framework – September 2010
• Open Government Licence – September 2010
• UK Local Government Association endorses Open Government Licence – November 2010
• Ordnance Survey OpenData adopts Open Government Licence – January 2011
• UK Location Data Sharing Operational Guidance – March 2011
• UKGLF 2.0 released – August 2011
Centrepiece of the UKGLF – the OGL
• It provides certainty to users• Expressed in plain language• It covers a lot of material• You can do a lot with it• You do not have to register or apply• It is interoperable with other licences• It is machine readable so it can be embedded in metadata• It is free
• Information where the relevant rights owner, or Information Provider has authority to permit its use
• Non-personal information
• Works subject to copyright and database right
• Previously unpublished datasets released by the public sector
• Source code and software originating from public sector bodies
What does the OGL cover?
Reaction to the Open Government Licence
• Users have praised it
• Government departments have found it easy toadjust to
• Other countries are copying it – Canada,
South Korea, France
• Most local authorities in England are using it
• UK Parliament has introduced its version – the Open Parliament Licence
• Sir Tim Berners-Lee and other influential stakeholders welcomed its introduction
Views sought from stakeholders
• UK Location Programme Board
• Licensing Forum, Government Publishers Group, APPSI
• Legal advisers
• Creative Commons and the Open Knowledge Foundation
• Parliaments
• User community
UKGLF 2.0
• Builds on the success of the Open Government Licence (OGL), enabling easy re-use of a wider range of public sector information
• The OGL remains the default licence for the re-use of public sector information including Crown copyright
• Non-Commercial Government Licence introduced:
• Similar format to OGL• For use when licensing under the OGL is not appropriate• For Information Providers in the public sector to license on a
standard non-commercial basis
UKGLF 2.0
• Guidance issued on developing licences where charges are made
• Policy on licensing software and source codes updated
• Clarification of ownership and issues relating to third party rights
• Provides an effective licensing framework enabling the UK government to comply with the INSPIRE Regulations without the need for separate licensing arrangements
• Further information on TNA Website http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/uk-govlicensing-framework.htm
Recent developments and looking ahead
• Increasing take-up of OGL - mapping, meteorological and land registration agencies now make some of their information available free at the point of use under the OGL
• EU Commission’s Proposal to amend the PSI Directive
• The UKGLF is a living document that will be periodically reviewed to ensure that it is fit for purpose
