Against ‘Data Property’
Abstract
This chapter argues against the idea of a ‘data producer’s right’. Introducing a property right in machine-generated data would seriously compromise the system of intellectual property law that currently exists in Europe. It would also contravene fundamental freedoms enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights and the EU Charter, distort freedom of competition and freedom of services in the EU, restrict scientific freedoms and generally undercut the promise of big data for European economy and society.
data, intellectual property law
Bibtex
Chapter{Hugenholtz2017,
title = {Against ‘Data Property’},
author = {Hugenholtz, P.},
url = {https://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/Against_Data_Property_Kritika_chapter.pdf},
year = {0904},
date = {2018-09-04},
abstract = {This chapter argues against the idea of a ‘data producer’s right’. Introducing a property right in machine-generated data would seriously compromise the system of intellectual property law that currently exists in Europe. It would also contravene fundamental freedoms enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights and the EU Charter, distort freedom of competition and freedom of services in the EU, restrict scientific freedoms and generally undercut the promise of big data for European economy and society.},
keywords = {data, intellectual property law},
}