Clegg calls for Open data

a ‘John Lewis’ is open for

economy business

Deputy Prime Minister ? Small and medium-

Nick Clegg set the cat sized businesses are

BEST OF THE WEB

among the pigeons The cloud to get a leg-up in

recently with his developing products

strikes back on and services based

controversial proposal

for a ‘John Lewis’

copyright laws on open, public data.

economy of share- The cloud flexed

owning employees. its muscles during

January when

Clegg wants workers Wikipedia went on

to be given the right strike against new

to have shares in the online copyright

companies they work

for as an antidote

laws in the U.S.

?

to an economy For 24-hours the

“monopolised by a online encyclopaedia The Open Data

minority” and as a way suspended many Institute, headed

of unlocking corporate of its services in by Worldwide Web

growth. protest at two pieces inventor Tim Berners

[continued] of anti-online piracy Lee and Southampton

legislation, currently University Professor

being considered in the Nigel Shadbolt, is

U.S.: the Stop Online being funded by

Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Government to

the Protect Intellectual develop businesses

Property Act (PIPA). based on free or low-

[continued] cost open data.

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