Open Access Dark Data

Wired just ran this article that discusses the "dark data" that never sees the light of day when scientific research fails to prove a positive.  When the answer to a research query is no, isn't that just as important as when the answer is yes?  Some people now think so.  Much scientific data is currently languishing in file cabinets around the country which could be restudied and repurposed.  Just as librarians and scholars have brought "open access" into everyday parlance, now the push is to bring this dark data into the open.   Creative Commons, Google Book, Open Access, and Metadata are all discussed.  Interesting stuff.  Check it out!  [JJ]