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Building the data commonsClear blue skies ahead!

Cameron Neylon

(with inspiration from many others)

What is the data commons?

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The public domain is not an “unlicensed commons”. The public domain does not equal the BSD. It

is not a licensing option.

It is the natural legal state of data.

John Wilbanks, Creative Commonshttp://network.nature.com/blogs/user/wilbanks/2008/05/10/on-the-erosion-of-the-public-domain

..open data is free…as in a puppy’Anna Gold, Cal Poly

http://flickr.com/photos/lecates/423460439/

public domain, useable, and re-useable

http://flickr.com/photos/jdickert/2474487943/

A minimum standard?

The raw data and details of analysis reported in published literature should be available…

Policy?http://flickr.com/photos/amrufm/2351316712/

Funding? http://flickr.com/photos/luismimunoznajar/2093185804/

http://flickr.com/photos/euii/1569542333/

http://flickr.com/photos/euii/2068035841/

Motivation?

http://flickr.com/photos/flattop341/1085739925/

Tools?

Tools? http://flickr.com/photos/hinkelstone/1357630710/

What is the data commons?

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Adding value through investment for funders, the public, and scientists by enabling re-use of data, protocols, and ideas

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The data commons is not…

A walled garden

Cheap

Easy

A foregone conclusion

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Lets build…