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Data as intellectual property

Data as intellectual property

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Data as intellectual property

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- So data can be analogized and compared to and actually processed if you will very similarly as can other versions of intellectual property. So if you think about intellectual property, it's the fruits of the mind. Creativity, invention or origin. So a trademark designates the origin of a product or a service and approximates its quality. What can you expect from a can of labeled soda pop? That's a trademark. And copyright is creativity and the fruits of the mind. And if you think about patent and patent law and design it really is the protection in our laws and our cultures for people's invented works if you will. So if you think about data and think about how data actually works and operates in the world, while it may not be owned in the same sense as a piece of real property, a cup or a house or a piece of land, data certainly can have aspects of ownership. So for example, my name is Michelle Dennedy. Maybe that means…

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