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OpenAustralia.org’s
    experience with
Open-source and content -
    a tiny case study
            Matthew Landauer
           Founder / Developer
      twitter: @matthewlandauer
    email: matthew@openaustralia.org

          Unlocking IP 2009
What is OpenAustralia?


• Website to make it easier for the general
  public to follow what their elected
  representatives are up to
OpenAustralia.org’s  experience with  Open-source and content -  a tiny case study
A feature taster
• Read debates
• “Digitial Dossier” for Representatives /
  Senators
• Email alerts
• RSS feeds
• Powerful / Easy to use searching
Who runs
      OpenAustralia?

• Volunteers
• Non-partisan
Everything
     is
open-source
Based on
TheyWorkForYou.com
twfy code BSD licensed
Our parser Affero GPL
What about the
content we use?
Content

• Photos
• Hansard
• Hand collected information about
  Representatives / Senators
• Register of Interests
Hansard
• “Copyright Commonwealth of Australia”
• First request to Commonwealth Copyright
  Administration beginning of Dec 2007
• No response
• Tried again in Jan 2008
• 10 Jan: copyright belongs with Australian
  Parliament House
Hansard
• 13 Feb: Parliamentary Web Manager,
  Parliament House, passes request to “web
  content” section.
• 18 Mar: “ You do not require permission to
  reproduce Hansard extracts, as the
  Hansard report is considered to be public
  domain material”
OpenAustralia.org’s  experience with  Open-source and content -  a tiny case study
Register of Interests for
Senators and Representatives

• financial interests
• stocks and shares held
• gifts received over a certain value, and
• memberships of Clubs and Associations
Register of Interests for
Senators and Representatives



• No clue what the copyright / licensing
  situation is despite numerous requests

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OpenAustralia.org’s experience with Open-source and content - a tiny case study

  • 1. OpenAustralia.org’s experience with Open-source and content - a tiny case study Matthew Landauer Founder / Developer twitter: @matthewlandauer email: matthew@openaustralia.org Unlocking IP 2009
  • 2. What is OpenAustralia? • Website to make it easier for the general public to follow what their elected representatives are up to
  • 4. A feature taster • Read debates • “Digitial Dossier” for Representatives / Senators • Email alerts • RSS feeds • Powerful / Easy to use searching
  • 5. Who runs OpenAustralia? • Volunteers • Non-partisan
  • 6. Everything is open-source
  • 8. twfy code BSD licensed
  • 11. Content • Photos • Hansard • Hand collected information about Representatives / Senators • Register of Interests
  • 12. Hansard • “Copyright Commonwealth of Australia” • First request to Commonwealth Copyright Administration beginning of Dec 2007 • No response • Tried again in Jan 2008 • 10 Jan: copyright belongs with Australian Parliament House
  • 13. Hansard • 13 Feb: Parliamentary Web Manager, Parliament House, passes request to “web content” section. • 18 Mar: “ You do not require permission to reproduce Hansard extracts, as the Hansard report is considered to be public domain material”
  • 15. Register of Interests for Senators and Representatives • financial interests • stocks and shares held • gifts received over a certain value, and • memberships of Clubs and Associations
  • 16. Register of Interests for Senators and Representatives • No clue what the copyright / licensing situation is despite numerous requests