okfn/opendatahandbook — Issue #71: Update 'File Formats' to reflect new legislation
Author: lauranewman
Created: 2012-03-05 18:58:59+00:00
State: open

In 'File Formats > Open File Formats > Example: UK traffic data', paragraph two opens 'no access to information law gives a right of access to information in open formats'. This is no longer true. The Brazilian Acces to Information Law,
enacted in November 2011 to come into effect May 2012 *does* have a provision on machine readable and open formats. It would be worth including this notable exception.