Document Report of the GBIF Pro Bono Legal Expert Group meeting
This report was produced by the GBIF Legal Expert Group and provided the organization with 11 recommendations on legal issues.
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Document Data citation in the electronic environment
White paper commissioned by GBIF as input for its ‘biodiversity data citations task group’. It describes the importance of citation in...
Document Recommended practices for citation of data published through the GBIF network
This guide provides recommendations on how to cite biodiversity data published through the GBIF network.
Document Summary of responses to GBIF licensing consultation
This document presents a summary of responses to a consultation carried out by GBIF Secretariat between April and June 2014 on proposed...
Document Quality assurance and Intellectual Property Rights in advancing biodiversity data publication
This is a discussion paper published by GBIF, where the role of citation, peer-review and Intellectual Property Rights are discussed in...
Link An analysis of the implications of intellectual property rights (IPR) on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
This paper analyzes some key elements related to GBIF and intellectual property rights. This paper has been used later as a base for...
Link A contractually reconstructed research commons for scientific data in a highly protectionist intellectual property environment
Extensive article analyzing the legal situation in 2003 regarding open access to scientific data, its threats and possible ways to...
