Dutch report now available in English
Guide to clarify the legal protection applying to research data,
intended for researchers who need to know what they can do with other
people's data.
The opportunities opened up by ICT and the Internet are making access to
research results and data broader and more open. It is increasingly
possible to add to the text of a publication by enriching it with other
materials, including the relevant research data. By making that data
accessible, it becomes easier to verify research results andto reproduce
and reuse them.
But when reusing raw research data, it is important to know the legal
status of the material. Sometimes, the consent of the "author" (i.e. the
"maker") of the data is required; however, some actions involving data
can be carried out without consent.
SURFdirect wishes to clarify the legal protection applying to research
data for researchers who need to know what they can do with other
people's data. That information will also allow researchers to determine
whether they also need to protect their own research data.
As part of the SURFshare programme
<http://www.surffoundation.nl/en/themas/openonderzoek/Pages/Default.aspx
> , SURFdirect
<http://www.surffoundation.nl/en/themas/digitalerechten/surfdirect/Pages
/default.aspx> requested the Centre for Intellectual Property Law
<http://www.cier.nl/> (CIER) to explain the rules under which research
data may be protected. The report provides an overview of the current
situation on the basis of the most important legislation and case law.
It consists of three sections, dealing successively with intellectual
property (copyright, database right, and protection of non-original
writings), privacy, and liability.
A brief guide
<http://www.surffoundation.nl/SiteCollectionDocuments/SURFdirect_De%20ju
ridische%20status%20van%20ruwe%20data_verkorte%20wegwijzer_ENG.pdf> is
also provided to enable researchers to determine whether consent is
required in order to reuse someone else's research data.
Kind regards,
Annemiek van der Kuil
Annemiek van der Kuil | projectmanager SURFshare | ICT & Research |
SURFfoundation | Graadt van Roggenweg 340 | PO Box 2290 | 3500 GG
Utrecht, the Netherlands| T +31 30 234 66 42 | E vanderkuil@surf.nl W
www.surffoundation.nl/SURFshare <http://www.surffoundation.nl/SURFshare>
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