Crown Copyright

Text of the Policy

 * All government copyright (“crown copyright”) will be released under a Creative Commons Non-commercial licence.

Rationales

 * Government copyright are owned by the public and should be readily accessible with minimal restriction. Creative Commons Non-commercial licence provides the flexibility to allow wide public access while giving the government control in terms of authorizing or monetizing the use of the copyrighted work for commercial purposes.
 * Copyright have been applied inconsistently depending on the government officials and department involved. Some uses copyright to censor contents. This will apply a standard non-restrictive copyright for all government works.
 * NOTE: Government trademarks differs from copyright. Classified documents is covered under different policies for Access to Information / Pro-active Open Data.

Snippet of Discussions

 * Some works might need to be tightly controlled (e.g. use by private corporations).

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