Yes, it will encourage data scavengers to grab a bit and say 'mine'. Working the cultivation versus hunter/gatherer analogy further - who will end up with the l

Yes, it will encourage data scavengers to grab a bit and say 'mine'. Working the cultivation versus hunter/gatherer analogy further - who will end up with the largest crop?? This is normally handled by the data mappers have a time to explore data tranches - after which that tranche is released. Since these are often huge data sets, a process of sequential tranche release - perhaps linked to acquisition time - should be set up. That way the farmer has a chance to assess his crop before the hunter-gatherers burrow into it.