TY - GEN
T1 - On the broader view of the open source paradigm
T2 - 19th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2010
AU - Taylor, Meredith A.
AU - Black, Geoffrey
AU - Wojtkowski, Wita
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This study reviews the use and advantages of open source software licensing and examines how the use of similar arrangements could increase productivity and innovation in other industries where intellectual property rights (IPR) protection has relied on proprietary measures and where rapid technological innovation is important. We observe that a reliance on proprietary, closed source protection of intellectual property in agricultural biotechnology has hindered product development and resulted in spiraling research and development costs. Reduced research productivity and increasing costs are of serious concern to practitioners, academicians, and policy makers. We show that lessons learned from the open source initiatives in software technology are directly applicable to agricultural biotechnology.
AB - This study reviews the use and advantages of open source software licensing and examines how the use of similar arrangements could increase productivity and innovation in other industries where intellectual property rights (IPR) protection has relied on proprietary measures and where rapid technological innovation is important. We observe that a reliance on proprietary, closed source protection of intellectual property in agricultural biotechnology has hindered product development and resulted in spiraling research and development costs. Reduced research productivity and increasing costs are of serious concern to practitioners, academicians, and policy makers. We show that lessons learned from the open source initiatives in software technology are directly applicable to agricultural biotechnology.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84881443809&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4419-9790-6_61
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4419-9790-6_61
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84881443809
SN - 9781441996459
T3 - Information Systems Development - Business Systems and Services: Modeling and Development
SP - 759
EP - 770
BT - Information Systems Development - Business Systems and Services
Y2 - 25 August 2010 through 27 August 2010
ER -