Crime data - when digital - is an unlimited public resource
Crime data is an unlimited public resource when digitized. SpotCrime.com Through the power of the Internet we all can look at digital data, and share it with one another at no cost. For example, social media. We can share whatever we want whenever we want through digital channels like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn for free 'Like' SpotCrime on Facebook here If a police department chooses to turn the unlimited resource of digital public crime data into a finite resource by giving a single entity the right to control and regulate the data, then the public should share in the value created by turning that unlimited resource into a monopolized resource. Just like a utility company is regulated, a company with sole control over public data should also be regulated. A more optimal solution for the public, and arguably greater value to the whole of society, would be to release the data unrestricted to everyone - providing equal and fair access to a