Conversations around intellectual property (IP) on the farm has historically centered on the use and licensing of genetic traits and the companies that own them, writes Granular Co-Founder Mike Preiner in his latest blog post for the San Francisco-based ATP.
The concept of ag data "ownership" is not recognized by U.S. law. Farmers like to say they own their ag data, but the reality is that "ownership" is a legal principle that must be recognized by law.
Every agricultural technology provider likes to say that “the farmer owns the data,” but is that really true? This statement hinges on the answer to a central question: is farm data a form of intellectual property that the law protects?
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