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If you run a hyperlocal, or you’re interested in #opendata, e-mail your MP about this
That this House calls on the Government to ensure that transport timetables for rail and bus operators are made freely available for re-use, using an open standards format, thus enabling voluntary and commercial organisations to publish the data on their own digital platforms. via edmi.parliament.uk This Early Day Motion (EDM) asks parliament to promote the…
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Court ruling could be good news for hyperlocal
Newsquest says the High Court judgement clarifies for the first time that newspaper websites hosting user-generated content are, subject to certain conditions, protected from liability. (holdthefrontpage) This is potentially very good for hyperlocals and community bloggers who are hosting comments. It suggests that we do have protection from defamatory statements. However, it’s still not crystal…