All Posts Tagged With: "Open Source Development Labs"

Open-Source Software: Who Needs Intellectual Property?

The market for open-source software—uncopyrighted, freely reproducible computer programs—is not well understood by economists. A central source of surprise is that innovation can thrive in a market without traditional intellectual property (IP). But as we argued in a 2005 unpublished paper, “Perfectly Competitive Innovation,” as a matter of theory there is no reason to believe [...]

1Jan2007 | Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine | 0 comments | Continued
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