This book addresses a critical issue of the digital economy: how should intellectual property rights be defined? Is the "open source" method the promising new paradigm? Or do we better rely on traditional "closed source" principles? The answer is: we need both. Open source software (OSS) is marked by free access to the software and its source code, and is developed in a public, collaborative way. The success OSS has challenged the conventional wisdom of the role of intellectual property rights. However, this new paradigm has not completely replaced its counterpart closed source software...
This book addresses a critical issue of the digital economy: how should intellectual property rights be defined? Is the "open source" method the promi...
