| Protecting the Virtual Commons: Self-Organizing Open Source and Free Software Communities and Innovative Intellectual Property Regimes Edition. Edition Contributor(s): Van Wendel de Joode, R. (Author), de Bruijn, J. A. (Author), Van Eeten, M. J. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9067041599 ISBN-13: 9789067041591 Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press OUR PRICE: $66.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Computer & Internet - Law | Commercial - International Trade - Law | Public |
| Dewey: 346.048 |
| Series: Information Technology & Law |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.2" W x 9.94" (1.00 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: New organizations have emerged from the increasing adoption of the Internet. One example is the so-called virtual community. Most virtual communities consist of people who are focused on solving or discussing a certain problem or issue . Literature about collective action (Olson, 1965) and common property resource management (Ostrom, 1990) pre- dicts that cooperation and coordination in such communities would be difficult to achieve and sustain. Perhaps this is why many virtual commu- nities remain popular for just a limited amount of time without ever hav- ing much economic impact. One exception, however, is the so-called open source andfree software communities. In open source and free software communities, Internet users, prima- rily hobbyists, develop an enormous variety of software. Communities like Linux, Apache and Debian are the flagships of open source and free software communities. These communities have proven themselves ca- pable of developing software that can compete with the products of even a commercial software giant like Microsoft. |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Wendel de Joode, R.: - Ruben van Wendel de Joode, Ph.D. student, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.de Bruijn, J. A.: - J. A. (Hans) de Bruijn, Professor of Organization and Management, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.Van Eeten, M. J. G.: - Michel J.G. van Eeten, Associate Professor, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. |