Subject: | [UCGIS LISTSERV] Note for UCGIS members: UCGIS Endorsement of California Data Access Amicus Brief |
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Date: | Wed, 7 May 2008 10:24:34 -0400 |
From: | Jeremy Mennis <[log in to unmask]> |
To: | Marilyn Lutz <[log in to unmask]> |
Forwarded
on behalf of Francis
Harvey…
UCGIS
has endorsed an Amicus Brief filed in California
involving questions of geographic information access. The Santa Clara
Superior
Court agreed with arguments presented by the California First Amendment
Coalition that Santa Clara county should charge minimal
cost, impose no restrictions in access to its geographic
information "basemap". Prior to the suit the Santa Clara
county charged over $100,000 for its public data. The county has
since lodged an appeal which will be heard by the state Appeals
Court. The amicus brief will be considered in the appeal. Further
details are available at the following web site: http://www.cfac.org/content/litigation/santaclara.php#LD. The Amicus Brief is available at: ftp://joffes.com/Amicus%20Brief%20final-8.pdf.
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