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Canadian Government Licences are incompatible with Creative Commons

Creative Commons Canada Participates in the Open Government Licence Consultation

Creative Commons Canada participates in the Open Government Licence Consultation (creativecommons.ca)

The Canadian affiliate team for Creative Commons warned the Government of Canada on the incompatibilites with Creative Commons licences found on the Proposed Open Government Licence Agreement, which will be released in Spring.

The proposal is part of the Canadian plan for an open government, aiming to promote a widely use and reuse of federal information. It  is based in the licenses for the public sector used in the United Kingdom that can be found in the website or their National Archives.

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