I should mention that when we actually start collecting donations we aren't allowed to campaign for any political cause, so we'll have to keep appeals for the government to release of images separate from our charity work. -Jeffery Nichols (Arctic.gnome)
On 16-Jul-09, at 2:26 AM, Alan Walker wrote:
I'm not sure if they maintain archives, but I do know getting them to GPL previously taken photographs would be a lot more difficult than getting them to release those taken after an election where the members consented. If we could get them to do this during the next election it would give everyone a reading where the politicians stood on the matter. I can't see how we could let public officers get away with saying no, but until we have this implemented we won't know. Is there anyone interested in working with me on pursuing this matter?
2009/7/15 Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net Alan Walker wrote:
I was trying to get the Ontario parliament to release the photos of the politicians under a GPL type license. I was able to get some traction, but I didn't follow-up with them to ensure it was completed. The latest idea was to get the members to choose yes/no for a free license when their photos are taken after the next election. The queen's printer office agreed this would be a fair idea, but I don't think anything happened with it.
Would they have archival files of former MLA's?
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