Source: Todd Janzen, SUCCESSFUL FARMING, 7/16/21


For years, farmers have asked, “Who owns my ag data after I share it with an ag tech company?” This has not been an easy question to answer as a lawyer because: (a) data is intangible; (b) data can be replicated infinitely with exact copies; (c) ownership of data is not established by statute; and (d) case law takes years to catch up with technology, so we are still a long way from having our courts answer this question.

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