Friday 9 October 2009

does the disclaimer help?

"I am pleased to enclose the following information, which I believe satisfies your request:

15 of our front line enquiry staff hold a professional qualification in
Librarianship or Information Science


You may reuse all or part of his information free of charge in any
format or medium. You must reuse it accurately and not in a misleading
context"

Essex County Council

How could I reuse this inaccurately? I suppose I could say that 20 of their inquiry staff hold a professional qualification in Librarianship or Information Science but then I would not really be using the information at all.

My message to public authorities is stop and think before you use a disclaimer.

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