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[Hi all, I am afraid that CSL will be *closed* tomorrow (27 Sept). Joanne will be at a conference on services in Manchester and I have a research meeting in London. Back on Monday. Best wishes, John.] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: TIIP Editor (Jim Bessen) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 25 September 2002 15:37 To: TIIP Newsletter Subject: TIIP Newsletter 2002-3 Newsletter TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Issue 2002-3 To view the contents click on: http://www.researchoninnovation.org/tiip/index.htm * * * * CONTENTS: 1. Proposal for 3rd World Pharmaceuticals Jean Lanjouw grapples with promoting development of drugs for 3rd world diseases while making drugs for global diseases affordable in the 3rd world. 2. Open Source Software Development Jennifer Kuan finds evidence that open source software projects are debugged faster and better. She argues that this is because the developers are users. 3. Different Industries, Different Patent Policy Robert Hunt argues against "one-size-fits-all" patent policy. Patents affect different industries differently and the optimal policy encourages firm entry in innovative industries. 4. Licensing Seeds One industry-specific problem arises with seeds: consumers can use this year's product to produce next year's seed. Gokhan Ozertan et al look at the social benefits of different kinds of licensing arrangements for seeds. -------------------- To unsubscribe from this newsletter, go to http://www.researchoninnovation.org/tiip/subscribe/subscribe.htm and follow directions. ************************************************************************************ Distributed through Cyber-Society-Live [CSL]: CSL is a moderated discussion list made up of people who are interested in the interdisciplinary academic study of Cyber Society in all its manifestations.To join the list please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cyber-society-live.html *************************************************************************************