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Recommendations
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•Governments should avoid the imposition of
government copyrights, limit fees to recouping the cost
of dissemination, and eliminate restrictions on reuse. This will
allow diverse entities to make new and innovative uses of public
sector information. However, attribution of data sources should
be made, e.g. through the use of trademarks or source
mentioning.
•Governments should avoid asserting a
monopoly on public sector information. Governments and societies
both lose when governments treat their information as a
commodity to be sold.
•Governments should maintain a strong freedom
of information law. This fosters greater transparency and public
trust in government.