The government’s Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information has come out with a strong response to the OS consultation.

Headline points: look at the picture, not just at OS, resolve the “fundamental contradictions” in information policy and move towards a free data regime. “In particular, OS should not have any intellectual property rights in derived data.”

Oh, and sort out the “national scandal” of the lack of a comprehensive free address register.

There’s more here. http://bit.ly/91MY2q

It’s a good read.

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