Comments on: Technology and the OK Supreme Court http://blog.newsok.com/datawatch/2009/10/21/technology-and-the-ok-supreme-court/ Your Right to Know in a Digital World Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:59:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Alan http://blog.newsok.com/datawatch/2009/10/21/technology-and-the-ok-supreme-court/comment-page-1/#comment-4064 Alan Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:46:53 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/datawatch/?p=1340#comment-4064 I personally believe that Charles Davis hit the nail on the head when he said it was to "keep from giving the store away in the meantime.” In other words, they don't want another ODCR to crop up. Endeavors like ODCR weaken the leverage required to get a unified Supreme Court system rolling. ODCR and Bulk Data Archival (BDA) are two Kellpro business initiatives that will inevitably be steam-rolled by the new OSCN and the bulk data ruling, so it doesn't make sense to assume that Kellpro is benefiting from the ruling in question. Kellpro may be benefitting short-term from the contract with the AOC, but the contract comes at the loss of significant business opportunity to both Kellpro and other private sector vendors. I personally believe that Charles Davis hit the nail on the head when he said it was to “keep from giving the store away in the meantime.” In other words, they don’t want another ODCR to crop up.

Endeavors like ODCR weaken the leverage required to get a unified Supreme Court system rolling. ODCR and Bulk Data Archival (BDA) are two Kellpro business initiatives that will inevitably be steam-rolled by the new OSCN and the bulk data ruling, so it doesn’t make sense to assume that Kellpro is benefiting from the ruling in question.

Kellpro may be benefitting short-term from the contract with the AOC, but the contract comes at the loss of significant business opportunity to both Kellpro and other private sector vendors.

]]> By: paulmonies http://blog.newsok.com/datawatch/2009/10/21/technology-and-the-ok-supreme-court/comment-page-1/#comment-3996 paulmonies Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:49:31 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/datawatch/?p=1340#comment-3996 Thanks, Alan. To clarify, my concern is directed more at the Supreme Court ruling than KellPro. If, as you say, that KellPro has helped county clerks supply bulk data to other companies in the past, then I wonder why the Supreme Court would limit a third-party request like it did? --Paul Thanks, Alan. To clarify, my concern is directed more at the Supreme Court ruling than KellPro.

If, as you say, that KellPro has helped county clerks supply bulk data to other companies in the past, then I wonder why the Supreme Court would limit a third-party request like it did?

–Paul

]]> By: Alan http://blog.newsok.com/datawatch/2009/10/21/technology-and-the-ok-supreme-court/comment-page-1/#comment-3934 Alan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:34:44 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/datawatch/?p=1340#comment-3934 I don't think that there is any reason to assume that Kellpro has a desire to keep bulk data from other companies. Kellpro has assisted the court clerks in supplying bulk data to other companies many times in the past. It should also be noted that the OK Supreme Court is not providing Kellpro with any data in preference over other companies, but rather that the purpose of the contract is for Kellpro to assist the courts in collecting the data for the proposed Supreme Court system. Kellpro is uniquely qualified to do this since they wrote and maintain the system in which the data is contained. Kellpro hasn't and never will own the data. I believe it is incorrect to say that Kellpro has any interest in "protecting" exclusive access to court data. I don’t think that there is any reason to assume that Kellpro has a desire to keep bulk data from other companies. Kellpro has assisted the court clerks in supplying bulk data to other companies many times in the past.

It should also be noted that the OK Supreme Court is not providing Kellpro with any data in preference over other companies, but rather that the purpose of the contract is for Kellpro to assist the courts in collecting the data for the proposed Supreme Court system. Kellpro is uniquely qualified to do this since they wrote and maintain the system in which the data is contained.

Kellpro hasn’t and never will own the data. I believe it is incorrect to say that Kellpro has any interest in “protecting” exclusive access to court data.

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