At first, data is needed to overcome scarcity in domains where it has traditionally been difficult to obtain -- but I don't think it's quite the same as the 'da

At first, data is needed to overcome scarcity in domains where it has traditionally been difficult to obtain -- but I don't think it's quite the same as the 'data' being (colloquially) referred to here. We may want to discern between user generated content and genetic features that one has little influence in creating, among the many other data types and kinds. It's probably a large reason why this space is so difficult to license/regulate: data to one may simply be 'noise' to another, or not even register as such. Definitions unfortunately, do not always map.