The Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain: Proceedings of a Symposium

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Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R12

Session 1: The Role, Value, and Limits of Scientific and Technical (S&T) Data and Information in the Public Domain - 1. Discussion Framework 1-9

2. The Genius of Intellectual Property and the Need for the Public Domain 10-14

3. Intellectual Property - When Is It the Best Incentive Mechanism for S&T Data and Information? 15-18

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 19-34

5. Scientific Knowledge as a Global Public Good: Contributions to Innovation and the Economy 35-51

6. Opportunities for Commercial Exploitation of Networked Science and Technology Public-Domain Information Resources 52-55

7. Education 56-59

8. Earth and Environmental Sciences 60-64

9. Biomedical Research 65-70

Session 2: Pressures on the Public Domain - 10. Discussion Framework 71-86

11. The Urge to Commercialize: Interactions Between Public and Private Research and Development 87-94

12. Legal Pressures in Intellectual Property Law 95-98

13. Legal Pressures on the Public Domain: Licensing Practices 99-103

14. Legal Pressures in National Security Restrictions 104-108

15. The Challenge of Digital Rights Management Technologies 109-116

Session 3: Potential Effects of a Diminishing Public Domain - 16. Discussion Framework 117-124

17. Fundamental Research and Education 125-128

18. Conflicting International Public Sector Information Policies and their Effects on the Public Domain and the Economy 129-132

19. Potential Effects of a Diminishing Public Domain in Biomedical Research Data 133-138

Session 4: Responses by the Research and Education Communities in Preserving the Public Domain and Promoting Open Access - 20. Discussion Framework 139-160

21. Strengthening Public-Domain Mechanisms in the Federal Government: A Perspective From Biological and Environmental Research 161-164

22. Academics as a Natural Haven for Open Science and Public-Domain Resources: How Far Can We Stray? 165-168

23. New Legal Approaches in the Private Sector 169-174

24. Designing Public-Private Transactions in the Private Sector 175-179

25. Emerging Models for Maintaining Scientific Data in the Public Domain 180-186

26. The Role of the Research University in Strengthening the Intellectual Commons: the OpenCourseWare and DSpace Initiatives at Massachusetts Institute of Technology 187-190

27. Corporate Donations of Geophysical Data 191-193

28. The Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Consortium 194-197

29. Closing Remarks 198-200

Appendix A: Final Symposium Agenda 201-205

Appendix B: Biographical Information on Speakers and Steering Committee Members 206-214

Appendix C: Symposium Attendees 215-224

Appendix D: Acronyms and Initialisms 225-226

Appendix D

Acronyms and Initialisms