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Quality competition or quality cooperation? : license-type and the strategic nature of open source vs. closed source business models
Engelhardt, Sebastian von - 2010
develop software, either as OS or CS, or as a an OS-CS-mix if the license allows. In stage two, firms bundle this with … is a strategic substitute to OS and vice versa. 2.) The type of OS-license plays a crucial role: only if the license …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003971543
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The determinants of open source quality : an empirical investigation
Popovici, Ioana (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003734375
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Financial Explorer : Open Source Licenses and Analysis of Information
Summerfield, Jason - 2010
This paper contemplates the future relationship between open-source licenses and capital markets, discussing the impact of new media technologies on transparency in finance, with an emphasis on Financial Explorer, a new tool put forth by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that allows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013138799
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Competition Among Proprietary and Open-Source Software Firms : The Role of Licensing on Strategic Contribution
August, Terrence - 2020
and prices are endogenously determined in equilibrium, (ii) how license restrictiveness impacts equilibrium investments … and the quality of offerings, and (iii) how license restrictiveness affects consumer surplus and social welfare. Although … restrictive license instead encourages greater effort from the OSS contributor, leads to higher OSS quality, and provides a larger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012837117
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Open Questions in Open Source : Exploring Incentives, Licensing and Competition
Atal, Vidya - 2018
proprietary competition can influence upstream OSS development under different license regimes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012935308
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Dual Licensing in Open Source Software Industry
Valimaki, Mikko - 2014
This paper analyses how several open source companies use dual licensing: both open source and proprietary licenses for one product. Three case studies based on the experiences of companies Sleepycat Software Inc., MySQL AB, and TrollTech AS illustrate the issue. Especially the legal and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012708746
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Patent Commons, Thickets, and Open Source Software Entry by Start-Up Firms
Wen, Wen - 2015
based on an OSS license. The marginal impact of The Commons on OSS entry is increasing in the cumulativeness of innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013035131
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Patent Commons, Thickets, and Open Source Software Entry by Start-Up Firms
Wen, Wen - 2013
based on an OSS license. The marginal impact of The Commons on OSS entry is increasing in the cumulativeness of innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459267
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Farmers’ Rights and Open Source Licensing
Beck, Ryann - 2011
The TRIPS treaty requires that WTO members offer patent or sui generis protections for plant life. Yet, many developing countries oppose intellectual property for plant life because, for those nations, plant IP has proven to be financially, environmentally, and socially detrimental. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014195423
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Open Source Licensing in Mixed Markets, or Why Open Source Software Does Not Succeed
Gaudeul, Alexia - 2013
may choose liberal license terms such as those of the Berkeley Software Distribution as proprietary developers will then … may use more restrictive license terms such as the General Public License to discourage proprietary appropriation of her …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014220275