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Model-Mongering in Biotech R&D: The "Open Source" Analogy: Janet Hope Postdoctoral Fellow, ANU

This document discusses the concept of open source and explores its potential application to biotech research and development. It begins by explaining what open source means in software, including that it allows users freedom to use, study, modify and distribute source code. Key aspects that enable open source include credible commitments to sharing improvements, competition in building on others' work, and copyleft licensing requiring derivatives to also be shared. The document then considers how some of the collaborative and competitive dynamics of open source could potentially be translated to biotech R&D through open sharing of research tools and data under certain conditions and legal frameworks.

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Model-Mongering in Biotech R&D: The "Open Source" Analogy: Janet Hope Postdoctoral Fellow, ANU

This document discusses the concept of open source and explores its potential application to biotech research and development. It begins by explaining what open source means in software, including that it allows users freedom to use, study, modify and distribute source code. Key aspects that enable open source include credible commitments to sharing improvements, competition in building on others' work, and copyleft licensing requiring derivatives to also be shared. The document then considers how some of the collaborative and competitive dynamics of open source could potentially be translated to biotech R&D through open sharing of research tools and data under certain conditions and legal frameworks.

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Model-mongering in

biotech R&D:
the open source
analogy
Janet Hope
Postdoctoral Fellow, ANU

Braithwaite and Drahos (2000): Global Business Regulation

Source http://assets.cambridge.org/052178/4999/cover/0521784999.jpg/

Overview

What is open source?

Generalizing the open source model

Overview

What is open source?

Generalizing the open source model

What is open source? source code

Human-readable

Source code

Compiler/interpreter program

Machine-readable
(a.k.a. binary, executable)

Object code

What is open source? closed source

Source: http://www.akia.co.jp/support/mb77v537/README4.gif

What is open source? closed source

Word Perfect Corporation

Peter Norton Computing, Inc.

VisiCorp
Source Wikipedia

What is open source? free software

Source:www.paco.net.ua/~indexless/wwg/chacker/

What is open source? free software

What is free software?

Users are free to:

Run the program for any purpose


Study how it works and adapt to specific needs
Redistribute copies
Improve the program and release improvements

= Access + legal freedoms

What is open source? copyleft licensing

Copyleft: all rights reversed.


Source:data.pg2k.hd.org/_exhibits/memes/_more2002/_more02/copyleft

What is open source? the GPL

GNUs Not UNIX

Source: www.kernelconcepts.de/products/pins.shtml

What is open source? Linux

Linus Torvalds
Source:news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_643000/643711.stm

What is open source? the bazaar

The cathedral and the bazaar


Source: www.illuminata.com/public/content/cathedral/intro.htm

What is open source? the bazaar

Science as a jigsaw puzzle


Source:http://www.funkypancake.com/blog/stuff2/DSC09352.jpg

What is open source? business strategies

Commercial applications

Cost sharing: access to improvements made


at others expense

Larger market for complementary goods or


services

Enhanced reputation and learning capacity

Competitive effects

Overview

What is open source?

Generalizing the open source model

What is open source? free versus open source

Source:http://www.opensource.org/trademarks/opensource/web/opensource-110x95.png

What is open source? free versus open source

Licensees are permitted

To use the technology for any purpose;

To make copies and sell or otherwise distribute


them without payment of royalties to licensor;

To create derivative works and sell or otherwise


distribute them without payment of royalties to
licensor;

To access the source code.

Overview

What is open source?

Generalizing the open source model

Overview

What is open source?

Generalizing the open source model

Translating the open source model

Key features of open source:


Credible

commitment

Competition

Copyleft

Translating the open source model

Key features of open source:


Credible

commitment

Competition

Copyleft

Translating the open source model

Key features of open source:


Credible

commitment

Competition

Copyleft

Translating the open source model

Key features of open source:


Credible

commitment

Competition

Copyleft

Translating the open source model

Key features of open source:


Credible

commitment

Competition

Copyleft

Overview

What is open source?

Generalizing the open source model

Model-mongering in
biotech R&D:
the open source
analogy
Janet Hope
Postdoctoral Fellow, ANU

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