Urheberrecht: Wem "gehören" Forschungsdaten? ( Copyright: Who owns research data?)

From Google's English:

"The concept of ownership of German law is - at least to the prevailing view - limited to physical objects. Insofar as research data are manifested in material objects (such as in a soil sample), the legal classification is clear: it is property and the owner may - subject to the rights of third parties - dispose of it freely."