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Intellectual property rights and ex-post transaction costs: the case of open and closed source software
von Engelhardt, Sebastian - 2008
The economic characteristics of software and transaction costs explain, why closed source and open source software co-exist. It is about the efficient use of a non- and anti-scarce resource. But because of ex-post transaction costs that lead to information asymmetries, some property rights...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273765
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What economists know about open source software its basic principles and research results
Engelhardt, Sebastian von - 2011
For a decade, economists have been fascinated by the phenomenon of open source software (OSS). OSS is marked by free access to the software and its source code. It is developed in a public, collaborative manner by thousands of non-paid volunteers as well as profit seeking firms. Today, OSS is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008824082
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Geographic allocation of OSS contributions : the role of institutions and culture
Engelhardt, Sebastian; Freytag, Andreas - 2009
So-called open source software (OSS) is marked by free access to the software and its source code. Copyright-based OSS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857732
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Open Source Software, Closed Source Software or Both : Impacts on Industry Growth and the Role of Intellectual Property Rights
Engelhardt, Sebastian von - 2014
, copyright to patent protection. Such an analysis is beneficial as it enables an objective comparison of the three scenarios … that the move from no protection to copyright protection increases the maximum growth rate. However, despite assuming … properly functioning patents, the benefits of moving from copyright to patent protection are less clear …
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Software Piracy and Linux Adoption
Gramstad, Arne - 2016
The open-source software operating system Linux is a free-of-charge substitute to proprietary systems like Microsoft Windows. By using a cross-country data set, this paper finds evidence that increased piracy of proprietary software has a negative impact on adoption of desktop versions of Linux....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014129640
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Intellectual Property Rights and Ex-Post Transaction Costs : The Case of Open and Closed Source Software
Engelhardt, Sebastian von - 2014
The economic characteristics of software and transaction costs explain, why closed source and open source software co-exist. It is about the efficient use of a non- and anti-scarce resource. But because of ex-post transaction costs that lead to information asymmetries, some property rights...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014206568
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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
In the ICT sector, product-software is an important factor for the quality of the products (e.g. cell phones). In this context, open source software enables firms to avoid quality competition as they can cooperate on quality without an explicit contract. The economics of open source (OS) versus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003971543
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Institutions, culture, and open source
Engelhardt, Sebastian von; Freytag, Andreas - 2010
of so-called open source software (OSS). OSS is marked by free access to the software and its source code. Copyright …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003944119
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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 - 2014
In the ICT sector, product-software is an important factor for the quality of the products (e.g. cell phones). In this context, open source software enables firms to avoid quality competition as they can cooperate on quality without an explicit contract. The economics of open source (OS) versus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068600
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Competition Among Proprietary and Open-Source Software Firms : The Role of Licensing on Strategic Contribution
August, Terrence - 2020
In enterprise software markets, firms are increasingly using services-based business models built on open-source software (OSS) to compete with established, proprietary software firms. Because thirdparty firms can also strategically contribute to OSS and compete in the services market, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012837117