TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1  INTRODUCTION

1.1   Context
1.2   Communities of Practice in Government Geographic Data Licensing
1.3   Objectives of The Dissemination of Government Geographic Data in Canada:  Guide to Best Practices

2.1   Pervasiveness of Geographic Data in Society
2.2   Economics of Geographic Data

3.1   Socio-Economic Benefits of Government Geographic Data
3.2   Federal Statutory & Policy Frameworks on Dissemination

3.2.1     Federal Statutory Framework
3.2.2     Federal Policy Framework
3.2.3     Federal Mandates and Internal Policies

3.3   Provincial/Territorial Statutory & Policy Frameworks on Dissemination
3.4   Evaluation of Current Approaches to Data Dissemination
3.5   Towards the Future: The Development of Best Practices in Government Data Licensing

4.1   Generalities

4.1.1     Intellectual Property
4.1.2     Object of Copyright Law

1. Contours of Copyright Protection
2. Derived Works

4.1.3    Raw Data is Not Protected Under the Copyright Act
4.1.4     Data Sets as Protected Compilations Under the Copyright Act

4.2   Licence Agreements

4.3   Particularities of Government Licensing Activities

4.3.1     Tenets of Crown law
4.3.2     Acquisition of Intellectual Property by the Crown
4.3.3     Federal Statutory and Policy Constraints on Disposition of CrownIntellectual Property
4.3.4     Provincial/Territorial Statutory and Policy Constraints on Disposition of Crown Intellectual Property

5.1   Context

5.2   Models of Distribution of Government Geographic Data

5.2.1    Unrestricted Use Model
5.2.2     End-User Model
5.2.3     Distributor Model

5.3   Key Concepts of the Integrated Framework for Dissemination and Licensing of Government Geographic Data  

5.3.1     Common Approach to Derived Products
5.3.2    Common Approach to the Right to Make Modifications and Ownership of Resulting Intellectual Property Rights
5.3.3     Common Approach to Managing Legal Risk
5.3.4     Common Approach to Acknowledgement of Source and Incorporation of Metadata
5.3.5    Common Approach to Fees and Royalties
5.3.6    Common Approach to Term
5.3.7    Common Approach to Termination and Surviving Obligations

5.4   Variants of the Distributor Model

5.4.1     Tertiary Model
5.4.2     Distributor End-User Model
5.4.3   Viability of the Tertiary and Distributor End-User Models

6.1  Preamble
6.2  Definitions
6.3  Intellectual Property Rights
6.4  Grant Clause
6.5  Acknowledgement of Source and Incorporation of Metadata
6.6  Fees and Royalties
6.7  Representations, Warranties, Indemnities
6.8  Term
6.9 Termination and Surviving Obligations
6.10  Generalities Common to All Three Licence Agreements
6.11. Conclusion

7.1 Comparison of Data Distribution Models Within the Framework
7.2 Core Components of the Distribution Models
7.3 The Way Forward:  Refinement and Implementation of the Integrated Framework

REFERENCE

Monographs
Journals & Articles Reports
Web Site References

APPENDICES

Appendix A : MODEL UNRESTRICTED USE LICENCE AGREEMENT FOR GOVERNMENT GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Appendix B :MODEL END-USER LICENCE AGREEMENT FOR GOVERNMENT GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Appendix C : MODEL DISTRIBUTOR LICENCE AGREEMENT FOR GOVERNMENT GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Appendix D : FEEDBACK FORM