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How open is the future? : economic, social & cultural scenarios inspired by free & open-source software / Marleen Wynants & Jan Cornelis (eds.) ; cover design, Dani Elskens ; book design, Boudewijn Bardyn.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Wynants, Marleen.
Cornelis, Jan.
Elskens, Dani.
Bardyn, Boudewijn.
Series:
Crosstalks
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Open source software.
Intellectual property--Economic aspects.
Intellectual property.
Intellectual property--Social aspects.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (534 p.)
Place of Publication:
Brussels, Belgium : VUBPress, 2005.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
With the rise of the internet and the growing concern over intellectual property, this study provides an open, constructive platform for a wide range of lawyers, artists, journalists, and activists to discuss their views on the future of free and open-source software. By exchanging both complementary and conflicting opinions, the contributors look ahead to the evolution, prospects, and issues of sharing knowledge and ideas through technology.
Contents:
""Front ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Foreword & Acknowledgements""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Driving Forces: Key Players & Projects""; ""Will the revolution be open-sourced? How open source travels through society""; ""Free as in Freedom, not Gratis! ""; ""The Open Source Paradigm Shift""; ""Open Courseware and Open Scientific Publications""; ""Roots Culture Free Software Vibrations Inna Babylon""; ""Making it Happen: Case Studies from Brussels, Belgium & Beyond""; ""Extremadura and the Revolution of Free Software""; ""Building Open Ecosystems for Collaborative Creativity""
""A Walk through the Music Bazaar -""""Open Source, Science and Education""; ""Open Standards Policy in Belgium""; ""Ethics & Bottlenecks""; ""The Patenting of Life""; ""Fostering Research, Innovation and Networking""; ""Is Open-Sourced Biotechnology Possible?""; ""Legal Aspects of Software Protection through Patents, and the Future of Reverse Engineering""; ""The Future is Open""; ""Advancing Economic Research on the Free and Open-Source Software Mode of Production""; ""The Future of Open Source""; ""The Future of Software: Enabling the Marketplace to Decide""; ""Dual Licensing""
""Towards an EU Policy for Open-Source Software""""Annexes""; ""The GNU General Public License (GPL)""; ""Building Innovation through Integration""; ""Index""; ""List of Pictures""
Notes:
Includes index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 31, 2013).
OCLC:
922966387

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