A Public Domain Approach to Free and Open Source Software?

This response essay remarks on an article evaluating the potential to use a hypothesized public domain dedication act as an alternative to intellectual property based regimes such as the licensing system that implements Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). The question is whether open innovation communities might enjoy a better future with the dedication act. The essay focuses on this question for FOSS. While acknowledging the potential plausibility of a beneficial dedication act, it presents several considerations that should inform the policy choice for a regime shift or for establishing an alternative regime for FOSS

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Vetter, Greg R.
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Open Source \| Open source \| Immaterialgüterrechte \| Intellectual property rights

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (10 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Ohio State Law Journal Furthermore Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments September 16, 2013 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.2326852 [DOI]
Classification:	D29 - Production and Organizations. Other ; K29 - Regulation and Business Law. Other ; L86 - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software ; Z13 - Social Norms and Social Capital
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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