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The Law as Cyberinfrastructure

Fitzgerald, Brian F. and Pappalardo, Kylie M. (2007) The Law as Cyberinfrastructure. CT Watch Quarterly 3(3):pp. 51-57.

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Abstract

The Law as Cyberinfrastructure considers open licensing models for use in collaborative endeavour through networked cyberinfrastructure. Open content licensing for copyright material is considered, with examples of the use of open content licensing from two major scientific research publication projects. The most common of the open content licensing models, Creative Commons, is described and the potential use of Creative Commons for databases is demonstrated. Open patent licensing is also examined and the perceived benefits and risks of open patent licensing are discussed.

Item Type:Journal Article
Status:Published
Keywords:Technology; Law; Cyberinfrastructure; Patent; Intellectual Property; Copyright; Open Access; Open Content Licensing; Open Licensing; Creative Commons; PLoS One; Nature Precedings; UniProtKB; CAMBIA; HapMap; Richard Jefferson; Claire Driscoll; Data; Information; BiOS Licences;
Subjects:390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390199 Law not elsewhere classified
390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law
390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390114 Intellectual Property
ID Code:9668
Deposited By:Pappalardo, Kylie
Deposited On:24 September 2007
Alternative Locations:http://www.ctwatch.org
Copyright Owner:Copyright 2007 Brain F. Fitzgerald and Kylie M. Pappalardo