research data law

Open Science, Innovation, Public Data
, 1st edition, 2022
by Agnès Robin

Since the principles of open data have been established at both the European and national levels to support a particularly proactive research and innovation policy, scientific research data has gradually become a distinct legal entity. As data collected or produced in the course of scientific research, research data do not fall under a single legal and regulatory framework within European or French positive law. Their governance therefore requires the application and management of a heterogeneous set of rules. Drawing on the chronology specific to the data lifecycle, as well as on practices developed within disciplinary communities, this book aims to provide an understanding of the legal environment surrounding research data, before presenting the rules that apply successively to the operations of acquisition and collection, then dissemination and sharing, and finally, the reuse and exploitation of data. It is intended for academics, researchers, doctoral students, and legal practitioners (lawyers or legal professionals) who are not only responsible for organizing the governance of research data but also for deciding on its security, preservation, access, dissemination, or use. See the publisher’s website