[GSDI Legal Socioecon] Who owns transit data?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10315749-250.html

Who owns transit data?

by Rafe Needleman. Rafe's Radar, August 24, 2009. "... In local blogs and on transit sites, outrage over agencies and companies that claim ownership of the data is growing. The core argument against locking down such data is that it's collected by or paid for by public, taxpayer-funded agencies and thus should be open to all citizens, and that schedule data by itself is not protectable content. The argument against is that the agencies might be able to profit from using the data if they can maintain control of it..."