IP Rights and Technological Platforms

Name
IP Rights and Technological Platforms
Cite
SSRN
Year
2008
Bluebook cite
Robert P. Merges, IP Rights and Technological Platforms, SSRN (2008)(available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1315522).
Author
Robert P. Merges
URL
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1315522
Item Type
article
Summary
Explains platform policies and discusses the role IP--advocating that voluntary interoperability is sufficient promotion of interoperability. Author argues that competition protects consumers and there is no need for a direct promotion or regulation. The author does suggest implementing rules permitting IP owners to dedicate some rights to the public in an open access schema and "implement an owned but open platform strategy."

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