Project 2: Open Source Studies
Models of Open and Collaborative Production in Genomics Research & Development: Analogies and Dis-analogies to Open Source Software.
This project explores, both empirically and analytically, the desirability and feasibility of different models of open and collaborative production in genomics research and development. By open and collaborative production, we mean projects that operate outside the traditional small lab structure of biomedical science and also disavow, at least to some extent, the traditional sorts of exclusionary property rights. Using the knowledge gained through empirical and analytical exploration, the project' s investigators and consultants are developing guidelines to assist funding agencies and universities in determining whether particular genome-related projects should operate under an open and collaborative model. The papers resulting from this work will also contribute to the growing economic literature on institutional organization of research and development, particularly the literature that focuses on "open source" innovation, "big science," and joint ventures.
Key Personnel
Arti Rai, JD (Project PI) - School of Law.
James Boyle, JD - School of Law.
Sapna Kumar, JD - Project 2 Fellow.