Copyrights for the technology transfer of government software

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作者
Leech, David P. [1 ]
Scott, John T. [2 ]
机构
[1] Econ Anal & Evaluat LLC, Westminster, MD 21158 USA
[2] Dartmouth Coll, Hanover, NH 03755 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER | 2023年 / 48卷 / 06期
基金
美国国家航空航天局; 美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
Copyright; Copyright Act of 1976; Federal agencies; Federal laboratories; Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986; Government-owned contractor-operated (GOCO) laboratories; Government-owned government-operated (GOGO) laboratories; Government Works software; Invention licenses; Patents; Software; Software copyrights; Software licenses; Software patents; Technology transfer;
D O I
10.1007/s10961-022-09939-9
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
With only a few exceptions, U.S. copyright law does not allow copyrights for software created by the U.S. federal agencies' government-operated laboratories. This paper explains the public policy concern that the inability to copyright the software causes a barrier to the transfer of government software to the private sector. Using a survey of developers and managers of custom software developed within the federal agencies, the paper presents and interprets new evidence supporting the view that allowing copyright protection would dramatically increase the transfer of the technology.
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页码:2161 / 2178
页数:18
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