How Open is the Future?: Economic, Social & Cultural Scenarios Inspired by Free & Open-source SoftwareMarleen Wynants, Jan Cornelis With the rise of the internet and the growing concern over intellectual property, this study provides an open, constructive platform for a wide range of lawyers, artists, journalists, and activists to discuss their views on the future of free and open-source software. By exchanging both complementary and conflicting opinions, the contributors look ahead to the evolution, prospects, and issues of sharing knowledge and ideas through technology. |
Contents
CASE STUDIES FROM BRUSSELS BELGIUM EUROPE BEYOND 165 | 19 |
KEY PLAYERS PROJECTS | 29 |
Free as in Freedom not Gratis | 69 |
The Open Source Paradigm Shift | 85 |
Open Courseware and Open Scientific Publications | 111 |
Roots Culture Free Software Vibrations Inna Babylon | 135 |
Extremadura and the Revolution of Free Software | 167 |
Building Open Ecosystems for Collaborative Creativity | 199 |
Is OpenSourced Biotechnology possible? | 357 |
Legal Aspects of Software Protection through Patents | 375 |
THE FUTURE IS OPEN | 393 |
The Future of Open Source | 429 |
Enabling the Marketplace to Decide | 461 |
Dual Licensing A Business Model from the Second Generation of | 479 |
Towards a EU Policy for OpenSource Software | 489 |
The GNU General Public License GPL Version 2 June 1991 | 507 |
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