-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
Who opened Open Source?
,----[ Quote ]
| The expression itself originated from the fact that software is free and has
| an open source code. This kind of software has become available to the
| general public with relaxed or non-existent intellectual property
| restrictions, which has allowed the creation of user-generated software
| content through incremental individual efforts.
`----
http://www.meadowfreepress.com/home/0,1873,350294,00.html
Recent:
Economist Critic of Software Patents gets Nobel Prize
,----[ Quote ]
| The FFII congratulates Eric S. Maskin, an economist who has long criticised
| the patenting of software, for receiving the 2007 Nobel Prize for Economics.
| Prof. Maskin and two colleagues receive the Prize for research into the
| optimal design of economic mechanisms. By applying his theory to the IT
| sector, Maskin demonstrated "that in such a dynamic industry, patent
| protection may reduce overall innovation and welfare."
`----
http://press.ffii.org/Press_releases/Economist_Critic_of_Software_Patents_gets_Nobel_Prize
Intellectual Property Regime Stifles Science and Innovation, Nobel Laureates
Say
,----[ Quote ]
| Patent monopolies are believed to drive innovation but they actually impede
| the pace of science and innovation, Stiglitz said. The current “patent
| thicket,” in which anyone who writes a successful software programme is sued
| for alleged patent infringement, highlights the current IP system’s failure
| to encourage innovation, he said.
|
| Another problem is that the social returns from innovation do not accord with
| the private returns associated with the patent system, Stiglitz said. The
| marginal benefit from innovation is that an idea may become available sooner
| than it might have. But the person who secures the patent on it wins a
| long-term monopoly, creating a gap between private and social returns.
`----
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1129
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
iEYEARECAAYFAklFArAACgkQU4xAY3RXLo6zdwCgr/j5beTkj+IJ2Q4MqdTE2Slu
QzwAnAqxOX0xuLX1UqthIQ6O2N0M8Ece
=KZm2
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
|
|
