Comments on: No Business: In defense of social science research http://copernicusconsulting.net/no-business-in-defense-of-social-science-research/ Design Research and Strategy Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:29:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: sladner http://copernicusconsulting.net/no-business-in-defense-of-social-science-research/#comment-734 sladner Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:16:11 +0000 http://designresearch.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-734 Very true, I agree. Professors' work is technically "open source," until university IP departments and patenting get involved. It is also "open source" until they publish it in scholarly journals. These are, for the most part, privately owned. However, Harvard and MIT have now mandated that all research done there must be published openly. IP rights need to change, absolutely. Many professors do not claim IP in the way that corporations do, even though their universities want them to act just like corporations. Very true, I agree. Professors’ work is technically “open source,” until university IP departments and patenting get involved. It is also “open source” until they publish it in scholarly journals. These are, for the most part, privately owned. However, Harvard and MIT have now mandated that all research done there must be published openly.

IP rights need to change, absolutely. Many professors do not claim IP in the way that corporations do, even though their universities want them to act just like corporations.

]]> By: timnuccio http://copernicusconsulting.net/no-business-in-defense-of-social-science-research/#comment-733 timnuccio Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:21:29 +0000 http://designresearch.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-733 "Basic research is a public good, and as such, must be publicly funded." You had me right until there. If research were a "public good" as you say, professors would not be allowed to copyright their work and prevent others from using it. Research should be funded by a university or a business, and that funding should come from private donations. If such research is of "social value," nobody should be able to claim intellectual property rights to such research. “Basic research is a public good, and as such, must be publicly funded.”

You had me right until there. If research were a “public good” as you say, professors would not be allowed to copyright their work and prevent others from using it.

Research should be funded by a university or a business, and that funding should come from private donations. If such research is of “social value,” nobody should be able to claim intellectual property rights to such research.

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