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Does a university own software written by students?
I just posted to Quora in response to: If I study at a university and I create software in my own time, does the university own the licensing to my software? There’s no good general answer, since things vary by … Continue reading
Posted in IP, Open Source
Tagged copyright, data, invention, open source, ownership, software, student
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The National Patent Planning Commission argument for government-created private patent monopolies, 1
I have been working through reports from the mid 1940s on government ownership of patents. There are a number of arguments against government exploitation of patents, but these arguments clearly failed. What arguments won out? Here’s one, from the National … Continue reading
Posted in History, Innovation, Policy
Tagged National Patent Planning Commission, open source, PARC, patent, Richard White, Steven Johnson
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The Cork in the Keg: Open Source Software Complies with Bayh-Dole But University Invention Practice Often Does Not
Over on Daniel S. Katz’s blog there’s a discussion of university policies and open source software. The issue of Bayh-Dole came up, and I provided a comment there. I’m reposting here, with links and a few typos and awkwardnesses fixed. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bayh-Dole, Commons, Policy
Tagged 2 CFR 200, 37 CFR 401.1, Bayh-Dole, NIH, open source, software
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A Redtail’s Dream for University IP Management
[Update 10/21/2018: Sundberg raised $124,000 on Indiegogo to print book one of her webcomic Stand Still. Stay Silent. She then raised $250,000 on Kickstarter to print book two. The webcomic is available “for free” on the web. Sundberg has … Continue reading
Posted in Commons, Freedom, Innovation, Projects, Technology Transfer
Tagged crowd funding, NIPIA, open source, Sundberg, webcomic
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