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Maybe there is manipulative reason why they used a Canadian company, which can claim copyright instead of it being owned by a federal entity which would have to
by ck2 13y ago
Maybe there is manipulative reason why they used a Canadian company, which can claim copyright instead of it being owned by a federal entity which would have to make it open source (ie. like all NASA photos are public domain)
Even a FOIA request wouldn't work against a Canadian company.
That said, it's not a single program. I think it is dozens if not 100+ APIs
I mean just look at this chart:
http://i.imgur.com/fIbcj3K.jpg http://i.imgur.com/fIbcj3K.jpg
- stefan_kendall 13y agoThe contract for the software would certainly include transfer of copyright. This is standard. Otherwise the canadian company could immediately sue and remove the work the federal government had purchased.