such resource is free (libre) and open source software (FLOSS). FLOSS emerged as an alternative to proprietary software in … production. For example, Red Hat, Inc. is a large publicly traded company whose business model relies entirely on free software …

intangible components, namely the software necessary for their operation, we have chosen to address in this paper the problems of … software products and the principles of circular economy. Thus, the paper presents the main opportunities and challenges that … circular economy involves for all stakeholders, namely manufacturers of electronic goods and developers of the related software …

The economic characteristics of software and transaction costs explain, why closed source and open source software co … say, a first best realization of contracts is not feasible. Hence, open and closed source software are two second best …

There is considerable debate regarding the use of intellectual property rights (IPR) to spur innovation in the software … developing a growth optimal mixture of open source and closed source software. This optimal scenario is then used as a basis to … examine the co-existence of open and closed source software within various institutional frameworks ranging from no protection …