It seems like the current state of the industry is that open data is more of a privilege than a right. I was at a conference where a prominent figure of a large

It seems like the current state of the industry is that open data is more of a privilege than a right. I was at a conference where a prominent figure of a large US city stated that he "doesn't support open data because these programmers take the data, repackage it, and sell it to other people." As a developer, it is hard to eradicate these fallacies, especially from people who are performing a duty where stubbornness and unwillingness to change are part of the job description.