Parliament Tries Copyright Get Out on Freedom of Information

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July 21st, 2008

Parliament Tries Copyright Get Out on Freedom of Information

Guido was discussing the upcoming new Freedom of Information regime for parliament with Tom Steinberg of mySociety, the people behind FoI-via-the-web WhatDoTheyKnow site. Guido wanted to make sure that they were geared up for when the political class returns from their 76 day holiday. Tom said there was a software bug…

The parliamentary authorities are trying to block us knowing what they have been doing by claiming copyright. So the public pay for it. Individuals can FoI it. If however you want to publicise it by re-publishing it, say on Britain’s most popular and widely read political website, you will be (they claim) in breach of copyright.

Complete and utter nonsense of course. Tom says friendly lawyers are being sought to do battle…

I’m the Poster Girl for Expenses – Jacqui Smith
April Pond Has a Moat! – Iain Dale
Top 10 U.S.Sex Scandals – Bloomberg
Prescott Phone Tap Reveals Obsession with Chip Butties - Daily Mash
Sacked for Callin Blears a Liar – Chris Galley
Newsnight are Taking Us for Fools – Tim Montgomerie
Google Operating System Coming – Reuters
Onerous Terms of UK Bank Bailout Snubbed – WSJ
Labour Should Embrace Proportional Representation – Alan Johnson
Tory Assembly Member Will Not Publish Expenses – Paul Waugh
Byers Fizzically Attacked Over Expenses – BBC
Time Balls Dropped Dishonest “Tories Cut, Labour Invests” – LabourList
When Rules Need to be Bent – Iain Dale

Previously Seen

Jacqui Smith says

“I became the poster girl for the expenses scandal.”

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