On the Copyright Protection of Data Paper

Abstract

Abstract: Data paper is an illustrative document that introduces and describes scientific data. The emergence
and development of this publication plays an important role in promoting the process of standardized
management, citation and reuse of scientific data. However, the current academic community has not yet
made a clear explanation on whether this emerging publication is protected by copyright. Clarifying this
issue will help the data paper to be further promoted and used. By way of content analysis and comparative
research, this study analyzes the concept and attributes of data paper and its differences from academic papers
and technical documents, and explores whether it can constitute the object of copyright protection or whether
it has the basic attributes to be protected based on the concept definition and constituent elements of copyrightprotected
works. Data paper is a concrete expression of intellectual achievements in the field of scientific
research. It has the basic characteristics of copyright protection, such as reproducibility and originality, and
should be protected by copyright.

Key words: , Data paper, Copyright, Originality

Huang Guobin, Zheng Xia. On the Copyright Protection of Data Paper[J]. Libraly Journal, 2020, 39(6): 11-18.

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