2.3 How will you handle copyright and Intellectual Property Rights issues?
Questions you might want to consider:
- Who will be the owner of the data?
- Which licenses will be applied to the data?
- What restrictions apply to the reuse of third-party data?
Outline the owners of the copyright and Intellectual Property Right (IPR) of all data that will be collected and generated including the licence(s). For consortia, an IPR ownership agreement might be necessary. You should comply with relevant funder, institutional, departmental or group policies on copyright or IPR. Furthermore, clarify what permissions are required should third-party data be re-used. (This relates to the FAIR Data Principles I3 & R1.1)
Examples of answer
The research is not expected to lead to patents. IPR issues will be dealt with in line with University of Glasgow policy and necessary guidance will be sought from the IPR and Commercialisation Team.
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This project is being carried out in collaboration with an industrial partner. The intellectual property rights are set out in the collaboration agreement. The intellectual property generated from this project will be fully exploited with help from the University of Glasgow's IP and Commercialisation Office. The aim is to patent the final procedure and then publish the work in a research journal.
3. Data storage and preservation
3.1 How will your data be stored and backed-up during the research?
Questions you might want to consider:
- What are your storage capacity and where will the data be stored?
- What are the back-up procedures?
Please mention what the needs are in terms of data storage and where the data will be stored.
Please consider that data storage on laptops or hard drives, for example, is risky. Storage through IT teams is safer. If external services are asked for, it is important that this does not conflict with the policy of each entity involved in the project, especially concerning the issue of sensitive data.
Please specify your back-up procedure (frequency of updates, responsibilities, automatic/manual process, security measures, etc.)
Examples of answer
3.2 What is your data preservation plan?
Questions you might want to consider:
- What procedures would be used to select data to be preserved?
- What file formats will be used for preservation?
Please specify which data will be retained