A Discourse On The Intellectual Property Aspect Of Big Data

Background

"Big Data" is a relatively new concept that refers to the constant, vast, and seemingly infinite stream of data created by our persistent interaction with technology and smart devices.¹ The concept describes the massive collection of structured, unstructured, and multi-structured data that flow through our digital universe every day — data streamed from phones and credit cards, internet activities and embedded systems, televisions and computers; from the infrastructure of cities, sensor-equipped buildings, trains, buses, planes, bridges, factories, and the over five billion phones humans carry around.² "The volume of stored information in the world is growing so fast that scientists have had to create new terms, including zettabyte and yottabyte, to describe the flood of data."³