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Bayh-Dole’s repeal is more worser Bayh-Dole
I’ve worked this idea before, but I will try again. What happens if Bayh-Dole is repealed? First, things fall back to EO 12591, which stipulates that the heads of federal departments and agencies shall, among other things (1)(b)(4): promote the … Continue reading
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Invention Systems
A Dialog Concerning the Two Chief Invention Systems Interlocutors Libero , Proprietario, Kissero Kissero: Look! Here’s something I’ve done in my research! Libero: Whoa! Very interesting! Was it done under our federal contract? K: Yeah, I think so. During work … Continue reading
Who Owns Digital Learning Resources?–5
There’s a basic problem with federal grant support for research. I don’t know if the Department of Education has avoided this problem, but I will put it out there. If a federal agency supports both research and maintenance of contract deliverables, … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Education, licensing, open
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Who Owns Digital Learning Resources?–4
Now let’s deal with “digital” educational works in the context of university intellectual property claims. This is something I’ve spent a couple of decades dealing with. The Department of Education published its final rule in January 2017, requiring open licensing … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayh-Dole, Department of Education, licensing, open
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Who Owns Digital Learning Resources?–1
In March 2016, Hal Plotkin published “Who Owns Digital Learning Resources Funded by Taxpayers,” an article on the Department of Education’s proposal to require open licensing of works created with Department funding. Plotkin notes the objections of AAU and APLU … Continue reading
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Four approaches to university IP management
It may be useful to map out four approaches to university IP management: Personal Entrepreneurial Institutional Open The discussion below does not advocate for one approach over the others, though compulsory institutional IP management seems not to have worked all … Continue reading
Posted in Commons, IP, Policy, Technology Transfer
Tagged approach, entrepreneur, institution, intellectual property, open, personal
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