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I have a horrible idea, but I'm curious; what would happen if everyone had some ownership of any data they create (such as through copyright) or perhaps data th

by Joof 10y ago

I have a horrible idea, but I'm curious; what would happen if everyone had some ownership of any data they create (such as through copyright) or perhaps data that could be linked to them in any way.

paxcoder 10y ago
You do have automatic copyright on things you create under the Berne convention.
- nerdponx 10y ago
  But that is ownership of the intellectual property itself, not the 1s and 0s that encode it.
  - paxcoder 10y ago
    Derivatives fall under the same copyright (unless fair use applies). You can't copyright ideas though.
specialist 10y ago
My data is me. If someone makes a buck off my data, I want my cut.