presentation at psi alliance conference 5 june 2012

1. Liability, the next show stopper
Marc de Vries
PSI Alliance Conference
5 June 2012

2. Bottom line
• Directive, old nor new obliges public sector
bodies to allow re-use
• Politically, Open Data is a driving force
• But, when lawyers come in, they can spoil the
party
• Evil green monster: liability, liability, liability
• Some good counter arguments

3. 3 potential mistakes
PSI holds Public sector
mistakes
body
Re-user has
Open Privacy
suffered protection
damages up for
re-use
Intellectual
property rights
PSI at zero costs
Re-user provider
Unfair
competition

4. Addressing the risks
• Clear procedures
• Clear organisational responsibilities
• Basic metadata
• Disclaimers
• Reasonable timing

5. Thank you!
Marc de Vries
info@devriesmarc.nl
+31 653897002