During the last decades, the ICT industry imposed new tendencies concerning the communization of software platforms and solutions; thus a continuously growing phenomenon has been developed, namely that of open source software. In the present context, when companies have to manage large databases...

This article describes six common challenges of design, incentives, and governance that arise in establishing platform businesses. It also proposes solutions. It considers, for example, how to open a platform to decentralized innovation yet still earn a return; how to incorporate best-of-breed...

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The emergence of so-called “free” or “open source” software and the growth of its economic importance in various industries makes questions regarding the legal status of free/open source licenses especially important. In December 2010 new draft amendments to the Russia’s Civil Code...