- All physics results from BABAR belong to the entire collaboration, not to an individual or group.
- Access to data samples, analysis programs, and all detailed information about the analysis should be granted to the collaboration.
- BABAR is a precision experiment; analyses will develop over an extended period of time. Reasonable access should be maintained throughout the entire process so that progress can be continuously monitored.
- At the same time, it is recognized that creativity and new ideas from individual members of BABAR should be encouraged.
- BABAR members should feel free to follow new ideas in the way they prefer. They should make their work available to the Collaboration early in the process, however, and cooperate with colleagues working in related areas.
- All organized analysis efforts should be open and operate within the Physics Group structure.
- BABAR should make every reasonable effort to adopt new technologies that would allow members to follow the analyses and the activity of the physics groups in real time (ideally!) from their home laboratories.
- The Spokesperson will be responsible for making sure that these principles are followed by the Collaboration.
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