This symposium brought together leading experts and managers from the public and private sectors who are involved in the creation, dissemination, and use of scientific and technical data and information (STI) to: (1) describe and discuss the role and the benefits and costs—both economic and other—of the public domain in STI in the research and education context, (2) to identify and analyze the legal, economic, and technological pressures on the public domain in STI in research and education, (3) describe and discuss existing and proposed approaches to preserving the public domain in STI in the United States, and (4) identify issues that may require further analysis.
- FrontMatter
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- SESSION 1: THE ROLE, VALUE, AND, LIMITS OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL DATA AND INFORMATION IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
- 1 Discussion Framework--Paul Uhlir
- 2 The Genius of Intellectual Property and the Need for the Public Domain--James Boyle & Jennifer Jenkins
- 3 Intellectual Property—When Is It the Best Incentive Mechanism for S&T Data and Information?--Suzanne Scotchmer
- 4 The Economic Logic of “Open Science” and the Balance between Private Property Rights and the Public Domain in Scientific Data and Information: A Primer--Paul David
- 5 Scientific Knowledge as a Global Public Good: Contributions to Innovation and the Economy--Dana Dalrymple
- 6 Opportunities for Commercial Exploitation of Networked Science and Technology Public-Domain Information Resources--Rudolph Potenzone
- 7 The Role, Value, and Limits of S&T Data and Information in the Public Domain for Education--Bertram Bruce
- 8 The Role, Value, and Limits of S&T Data and Information in the Public Domain for Research: Earth and Environmental Sciences--Francis Bretherton
- 9 The Role, Value, and Limits of S&T Data and Information in the Public Domain for Biomedical Research--Sherry Brandt-Rauf
- SESSION 2: PRESSURES ON THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
- 10 Discussion Framework--Jerome Reichman
- 11 The Urge to Commercialize: Interactions Between Public and Private Research Development--Robert Cook-Deegan
- 12 Legal Pressures in Intellectual Property Law--Justin Hughes
- 13 Legal Pressures on the Public Domain: Licensing Practices--Susan R. Poulter
- 14 Legal Pressures in National Security Restrictions--David Heyman
- 15 The Challenge of Digital Rights Management Technologies--Julie Cohen
- SESSION 3: POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF A DIMINISHING PUBLIC DOMAIN
- 16 Discussion Framework--Paul Uhlir
- 17 Fundamental Research and Education--R. Stephen Berry
- 18 Conflicting International Public Sector Information Policies and their Effects on the Public Domain and the Economy--Peter Weiss
- 19 Potential Effects of a Diminishing Public Domain in Biomedical Research Data--Stephen Hilgartner
- SESSION 4: RESPONSES BY THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION COMMUNITIES IN PRESERVING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND PROMOTING OPEN ACCESS
- 20 Discussion Framework--Jerome Reichman
- 21 Strengthening Public-Domain Mechanisms in the Federal Government: A Perspective from Biological and Environmental Research--Ari Patrinos and Daniel Drell
- 22 Academics as a Natural Haven for Open Science and Public-Domain Resources: How Far Can We Stray?--Tracy Lewis
- 23 New Legal Approaches in the Private Sector--Jonathan Zittrain
- 24 Designing Public–Private Transactions that Foster Innovation--Stephen Maurer
- 25 Emerging Models for Maintaining Scientific Data in the Public Domain--Harlan Onsrud
- 26 The Role of the Research University in Strengthening the Intellectual Commons: the OpenCourseWare and DSpace Initiatives at MIT--Ann Wolpert
- 27 New Paradigms in Industry: Corporate Donations of Geophysical Data--Shirley Dutton
- 28 New Paradigms in Industry: The Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Consortium--Michael Morgan
- 29 Closing Remarks--R. Stephen Berry
- APPENDIXES
- Appendix A Final Symposium Agenda
- Appendix B Biographical Information on Speakers and Steering Committee Members
- Appendix C Symposium Attendees
- Appendix D Acronyms and Initialisms
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