tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238711407574113249.post4889653648312768710..comments2023-03-20T03:45:07.327-04:00Comments on Big D: The Meaning of FreeBigDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08467285720441248040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238711407574113249.post-27551955397580513722013-01-22T14:11:40.279-05:002013-01-22T14:11:40.279-05:00Couldn't agree more, and I pushed hard, albeit...Couldn't agree more, and I pushed hard, albeit unsuccessfully to open up. "Severely restrained" is putting it rather mildly in terms of development, but I stand by my position that without user fees we never would have gotten out of the gate. BigDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467285720441248040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238711407574113249.post-78653121542783985022013-01-22T00:03:23.873-05:002013-01-22T00:03:23.873-05:00User fees for using the system are all well and go...User fees for using the system are all well and good, but users also need to have the capability of accessing the information in the system outside of restrictions imposed by that system, or, indeed to build new systems based on the data. The cost here is not just monetary, its also in the opportunity cost that the information monopoly causes, which is precluding the development of new software systems and business models based on that data. For example, if you could feed IBM's Jeopardy-winning Watson computer all the information contained in PACER, I imagine you could build yourself a pretty impressive legal analysis tool. However, as long as the remains locked up in a proprietary system, that type of development is going to be severely restrained.Bobbyhttp://joyandbobby.comnoreply@blogger.com