[nuncanada]

Then there is a huge problem with how we publish Science... Decades ago, sharing all these huge datasets would have been quite difficult if not uneconomical. But nowadays there is no reason left for not publishing the data and hopefully get academic rewards for that... I have seen huge amounts of data not being digitized and lost because of this ownership mentality...

[rscho]

It is not a 'mentality' issue. It's a systemic issue. Researchers need to eat too, and it's already difficult enough that few are willing to sacrifice much for the sake of morals.