Code of Practice for sharing public transport schedule data Martyn Lewis Stagecoach UK Bus ode of Practice for sharing public transport schedule data

Why a code? Four Regions OK Two Regions Not Willing Three Regions Maybe Two Regions Dunno ! The Google Test Distributing Information – increasing the audience National Dataset – easy collection, common terms . .

Distributing Data What do you want to achieve? What do you want to protect? What do you want to prevent?

What do you want to achieve? short universal agreement to govern the licensing of data to third parties capable of being flexed without recourse to lawyers to reflect the nature of the data being licensed and the delivery channel, providing mechanisms to begin and end a contractual licensing arrangement

short universal agreement to govern the licensing of data to third parties

capable of being flexed without recourse to lawyers to reflect the nature of the data being licensed and the delivery channel,

providing mechanisms to begin and end a contractual licensing arrangement

What do you want to protect? IPR in originating data Our customers from delivery of inaccurate or out of date information Potential revenue streams now or in the future (where we determine a revenue stream is viable)

IPR in originating data

Our customers from delivery of inaccurate or out of date information

Potential revenue streams now or in the future (where we determine a revenue stream is viable)

What do you want to prevent? Data being used without our approval (i.e. National Traveline, not all stakeholders) Charges to end users damaging our reputation Avoidance of revenue sharing Exclusivity of license

Data being used without our approval

(i.e. National Traveline, not all stakeholders)

Charges to end users damaging our reputation

Avoidance of revenue sharing

Exclusivity of license

What Might A Code Do? Encourage the widest possible use of the data Providing protection for data suppliers Obviate the need for complex data licenses Be used as part of an agreement for data supply Or An entire agreement that a user agrees to by obtaining/using the data. (Permitted Use)

Encourage the widest possible use of the data

Providing protection for data suppliers

Obviate the need for complex data licenses

Be used as part of an agreement for data supply

Or

An entire agreement that a user agrees to by obtaining/using the data. (Permitted Use)

Not In The Code? Payment terms and prices Specific agreement term Service levels e.g. chargeable services such as data formatting, despatch and maintenance Arrangements for testing Specific arrangements for liability Audit rights (except compliance with the Code) Force Majeure Specific arrangements for liability Governing law (except the Code)

Payment terms and prices

Specific agreement term

Service levels

e.g. chargeable services such as data formatting, despatch and maintenance

Arrangements for testing

Specific arrangements for liability

Audit rights (except compliance with the Code)

Force Majeure

Specific arrangements for liability

Governing law (except the Code)

What Next? Draft Code of Practice to be completed Consultation with Stakeholder Refine Code Adopt Code National Dataset – easy collection, common terms .

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