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Global Networks and Local Values: A Comparative Look at Germany and the United States A joint German-American project produced this examination of the role of values in shaping law and practice for many issues relating to networked content, including intellectual property, privacy, and free speech. Also found in: Copyright ~ International Harmonization ~ E commerce ~ Publications |
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The Internet's Coming of Age (2001), Table of Contents Key study in CSTB’s series of penetrating analyses of the evolution of the Internet, this report characterizes the Internet at the beginning of the 21st century, focusing on the evolution of key technical and business trends. It relates those trends to broader social and economic concerns, illuminating areas where public policy may become more important, while presenting arguments against premature or transplanted regulatory approaches. It provides a case study of the evolution of telephony over the Internet. Also found in: Antitrust ~ E commerce ~ Publications |
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Data for Science and Society: The Second National Conference on Scientific and Technical Data
| U.S. National Committee for CODATA
| National Research Council Many of the major scientific challenges we face today require the combined expertise from multiple disciplines. Complex issues such as the understanding of global climate change, the advance of biotechnology, and progress on various types of problems facing society can be addressed only by combining and using data that in the past have been available to researchers in one field only. In conjunction with several federal science agencies, the U.S. National Committee for CODATA organized the Second National Conference on Scientific and Technical Data: Data for Science and Society to address important multidisciplinary issues in managing and using scientific and technical (S&T) data and to improve the visibility of these issues nationally. The main focus was on promoting the availability and usefulness of S&T data to all users, both in research and in the broader society, using examples of ground-breaking and innovative applications and highly creative partnerships. Also found in: Copyright ~ Database Protection ~ Publications |
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Intellectual Property Rights: How Far Should They Be Extended?
Transcripts, powerpoint presentations and audio files from this February 2000 conference are available here. Featured speakers included Richard Levin, Yale University, Hon. Q. Todd Dickinson, former USPTO Commissioner, Hon. Roderkick McKelvie, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, among others. Also found in: Litigation and Dispute Resolution ~ Patent Administration ~ Agriculture ~ Biotech/Pharma ~ Business Methods ~ Software ~ Transcripts |
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Networking Health: Prescriptions for the Internet Consumer health websites have garnered considerable media attention, but only begin to scratch the surface of the more pervasive transformations the Internet could bring to health and health care. Networking Health examines ways in which the Internet may become a routine part of health care delivery and payment, public health, health education, and biomedical research. Also found in: Database Protection ~ Biotech/Pharma ~ Publications |
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The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age This book presents the multiple facets of digitized intellectual property, defining terms, identifying key issues, and exploring alternatives. It follows the complex threads of law, business, incentives to creators, the American tradition of access to information, the international context, and the nature of human behavior. Technology is explored for its ability to transfer content and its potential to protect intellectual property rights. The book proposes research and policy recommendations as well as principles for policymaking. Also found in: Copyright ~ Database Protection ~ E commerce ~ Software ~ Publications |
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Proceedings of the Workshop on Promoting Access to Scientific and Technical Data for the Public Interest: In response to a request from several federal science agencies, the Committee for a Study on Promoting Access to Scientific and Technical Data for the Public Interest undertook a study to identify and evaluate the various existing and proposed policy approaches (including related legal, economic, and technical considerations) for protecting the proprietary rights of private-sector database rights holders while promoting and enhancing access to scientific and technical (S&T) data for public-interest uses. Also found in: Copyright ~ Database Protection ~ Publications |
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Fostering Research on the Economic and Social Impacts of Information Technology This report provides a framework for studying a wide range of questions about how people use, influence, and are affected by the Internet and information technology generally. It is a guide to thinking about the implications of electronic commerce, the digitization of all kinds of information, and the notion of a digital divide. Among the areas outlined as candidates for research is intellectual property. Beginning with prepublication release in July 1998, it has been briefed to NSF and discussed in congressional testimony. The report contributed to the 1999 PITAC report, IT2 hearings, and the May 1999 Federal Digital Economy conference. Also found in: Copyright ~ E commerce ~ Software ~ Publications |
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USNC/CODATA Involvement in the World Summit on the Information Society The second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) (http://www.itu.int/wsis/) was held in Tunis, Tunisia on 16-18 November 2005. The USNC/CODATA played a supporting role on behalf of the United States and the international scientific and technical (S&T) community leading up to and during the WSIS. At the national level, the committee: (a) compiled an inventory of U.S. public sector scientific and technical activities that respond to the actions items proposed in the WSIS I Agenda for Action (available at http://www.nap.edu/shelves/uswsis/); (b) held public meetings as a forum for discussing national S&T interests in WSIS; (c) worked with S&T organizations at the national level to coordinate input into the WSIS process; (d) coordinated with the State Department on issues and positions leading up to WSIS II; and (e) maintained and updated the National Academies' WSIS Web portal (see http://wsis.nap.edu/). At the international level, the USNC: (a) tracked the international developments related to WSIS II, with specific attention to S&T issues and activities; (b) worked with other foreign S&T organizations, particularly ICSU and CODATA, to coordinate activities and develop common positions for WSIS II; (c) developed in conjunction with CODATA the Global Information Commons for Science Initiative, which was formally announced at the WSIS in Tunis; and (d) actively participated in WSIS II, including S&T-related side meetings in Tunis. Also found in: International Harmonization ~ Past Events |
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Global Information Commons for Science Initiative Launched The USNC/CODATA was instrumental in developing a major international initiative focused on promoting open access to scientific information from publicly funded research. The Committee director co-chaired an international workshop on this topic at UNESCO in Paris on 1-2 September 2005. Information about that meeting is available at: http://www.codataweb.org/UNESCOmtg/index.html. The results of the September workshop led to the launching of the Global Information Commons for Science Initiative at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis in November (see the next news item). The Initiative, which is led by CODATA in collaboration with the other data and information groups of the International Council for Science (ICSU), is also supported initially by UNESCO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the InterAcademy Panel on International Issues, the Academies of the Developing World (TWAS), and the Science Commons. Also found in: Copyright ~ Past Events |
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CODATA Workshop on Permanent Access to Scientific Information in Southern Africa The U.S. National Committee (USNC) for CODATA co-organized a major workshop in Pretoria, South Africa on 5-7 September 2005, together with the South African CODATA Committee, the National Research Foundation of South Africa, and the CODATA Task Group on Preservation and Access to Scientific and Technical Data in Developing Countries. The focus of the Workshop was on health and environmental data and information. Also found in: International Harmonization ~ Technology Transfer ~ Past Events |
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A Patent System for the 21st Century, 2004 This report focuses on how well the system fulfills its mission of encouraging research, innovation, and the dissemination of knowledge and how it is adapting to rapid technological and economic changes. The panel concludes that the system has shown admirable flexibility in accommodating new technologies and reflecting the greater importance of intangible capital of all sorts. On the other hand, there is reason to be concerned about the quality of issued patents (whether they meet the statutory standards of novelty, utility, nonobviousness, and adequate written description), the resources available to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to keep up with the pace of change and volume of applications, features of U.S. law that inhibit the dissemination of information contained in patents and that raise the cost and uncertainty of litigation over patent validity and infringement, access to patented research technologies for basic non-commercial research, and redundancies and inconsistencies among national patent systems that raise the cost of global intellectual property protection. Also found in: International Harmonization ~ Litigation and Dispute Resolution ~ Patent Administration ~ Technology Transfer ~ Biotech/Pharma ~ Business Methods ~ Software ~ Publications |
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Computing and the Humanities (ACLS Occasional Paper No. 41) A summary of a lively roundtable discussion held in March 1997 among computer scientists and humanists was published by the American Council of Learned Societies. It has become the most-requested ACLS occasional paper (see http://www.acls.org/op41-toc.htm). It has also become the inspiration for a series of activities, including the coordinated Building Blocks workshops and integrating conferences, under the aegis of the National Institute for a Networked Cultural Heritage and for the 2000-2002 CSTB project on Information Technology and Creativity, which will discuss intellectual property concerns. The original report and ensuing activities have explored areas of common interest among computer science and the humanities, with an interest in inspiring computer science research that relates to humanities challenges and opportunities. Also found in: Copyright ~ Publications |
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Rights and Responsibilities of Participants in Networked Communities (1994) The report illuminates, questions, and articulates difficult issues that arise in an era of increasing networked communications, and helps to lay a foundation for a more informed public debate and discussion of the rights and responsibilities of those who operate in this domain. Intellectual property is one of the sets of issues examined, with a range of perspectives outlined. Also found in: Copyright ~ Publications |
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Realizing the Information Future: (1994) This report describes why the Internet, with an Open Data Network (ODN) architecture, is as powerful a force as it has proven to be. It addresses the development and deployment of the information infrastructure, characterizing needs of the research and education communities in the context of commercialization and opportunities for the federal government to promote the ODN/Internet. Information policy, including intellectual property, is discussed as a concern influencing the development, use, and impacts of the Internet. Substantial dissemination activity was undertaken, engaging industry, government, and technical groups. This report also informed the development of The Unpredictable Certainty, released February 1996 Also found in: Copyright ~ Publications |
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Bits of Power: Issues in Global Access to Scientific Data Since Galileo corresponded with Kepler, the community of scientists has become increasingly international. A DNA sequence is as significant to a researcher in Novosibirsk as it is to one in Pasadena. And with the advent of electronic communications technology, these experts can share information within minutes. What are the consequences when more bits of scientific data cross more national borders and do it more swiftly than ever before? Bits of Power assesses the state of international exchange of data in the natural sciences, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and challenges. Also found in: Copyright ~ Database Protection ~ International Harmonization ~ Biotech/Pharma ~ Publications |
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Technology Transfer Systems in the United States and Germany: Lessons and Perspectives This book explores major similarities and differences in the structure, conduct, and performance of the national technology transfer systems of Germany and the United States. It maps the technology transfer landscape in each country in detail, uses case studies to examine the dynamics of technology transfer in four major technology areas, and identifies areas and opportunities for further mutual learning between the two national systems. Also found in: International Harmonization ~ Patent Administration ~ Trade Secrets ~ Technology Transfer ~ Agriculture ~ Biotech/Pharma ~ Software ~ Publications |
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Revolution in the U.S. Information Infrastructure While societies have always had information infrastructures, the power and reach of today's information technologies offer opportunities to transform work and family lives in an unprecedented fashion. This volume, a collection of six papers presented at the 1994 National Academy of Engineering Meeting Technical Session, presents a range of views on the subject of the revolution in the U.S. information infrastructure. The papers cover a variety of current issues including an overview of the technological developments driving the evolution of information infrastructures and where they will lead; the development of the Internet, particularly the government's role in its evolution; the impact of regulatory reform and antitrust enforcement on the telecommunications revolution; and perspectives from the computer, wireless, and satellite communications industries. Also found in: Antitrust ~ Publications |
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