Copyright of microscopy data acquired by myself
Copyright law varies over the world, but in many places data itself can't be copyrighted, but interpretations of it can be.
From the Wikipedia article: &quot;Copyright may apply to a wide range of creative, intellectual, or artistic forms, or &quot;works&quot;.&quot;
Your best action is to contact the source and ask them. It may be that what you have is &quot;data&quot; or it may be something else to which copyright does apply.
And copyright doesn't necessarily mean &quot;no use whatever&quot;. There are permitted actions also.