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Open source software, closed source software or both: impacts on industry growth and the role of intellectual property rights

von Engelhardt, Sebastian; Swaminathan, Sushmita - 2008

There is considerable debate regarding the use of intellectual property rights (IPR) to spur innovation in the software industry. In this paper we focus on the choice of intellectual property right regimes and industry growth. We begin by developing a growth optimal mixture of open source and...

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Quality competition or quality cooperation? License-type and the strategic nature of open source vs. closed source business models

von Engelhardt, Sebastian - 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 …

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Who starts with open source? Institutional choice of start-ups in the German ICT sector

Fritsch, Michael; von Engelhardt, Sebastian - 2010

We analyze the characteristics of new businesses in the German ICT industry, distinguishing them based on their choice between two IPR regimes: open source software (OSS) or closed source software (CSS). The share of new firms with an OSS-based business model has increased considerably over the...

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