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Who may decide on sharing and publishing of data?

Possible owners or co-owners of the rights to the data are the researchers, the employers, the commissioning parties, research funding and/or (private sector) contractual partners. Who has a say in the dissemination or publication of research data, or who must be asked, is determined by the contractual relationship. Usually, the results of commissioned research belong to the employer or funder. The situation is different in the case of own research, where researchers are allowed to determine the data themselves.