[Upd-discuss] STEP RFP for Intellectual Property Rights Project

[Michael H. Davis]

Richard: I have a paper prepared by two economists, from MIT and Harvard,
who examined the relationship of protection and development, though of
software generally, not just free software. Their conclusion was that
during the 70s and 80s when there was no protection, software development
skyrocketed, and that this was dramatically halted when protection was
available during the 90s. I don't have the paper on this computer but I do
have it on another and can send it to you if you wish.
Mickey Davis