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 …

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 …

proprietary competition can influence upstream OSS development under different license regimes …

decisions, and we examine theimpact of license fees paid by self-producing farmers. First, in an inbred line seed monopolymodel … farmers. Further, the introduction of license fees improvesefficiency. Second, we study how the monopolist’s behavior is …