[Upd-discuss] Article:Public Domain; Public Interest; Public Funding: focussing on the ‘three Ps’ in scientific research

[Zapopan Martin Muela-Meza]

Waelde, Charlotte and McGinley, Mags (2005) Public Domain; Public
Interest; Public Funding: focussing on the ‘three Ps’ in scientific
research. SCRIPT-ed 2(1):pp. 83-106.
http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00003910/

Full text available as:
PDF - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewer.
Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the ‘three Ps’ of
scientific research: Public Domain; Public Interest; Public Funding. This
is done by examining some of the difficulties faced by scientists engaged
in scientific research who may have problems working within the
constraints of current copyright and database legislation, where property
claims can place obstacles in the way of research, in other words, the
public domain. The article then looks at perceptions of the public
interest and asks whether copyright and the database right reflect
understandings of how this concept should operate. Thirdly, it considers
the relevance of public funding for scientific research in the context of
both the public domain and of the public interest. Finally, some recent
initiatives seeking to change the contours of the legal framework are be
examined.

Keywords:       Public Domain; Public Interest; Public Interest; 
Scientific
publishing.

Subjects:       E. Publishing and legal issues. > ED. Intellectual 
property:
author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft.
B. Information use and sociology of information. > BD. Information
society.

ID Code:        3910

Deposited By:   Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín

Deposited On:   29 June 2005
Alternative Locations:  http://www.doaj.org/abstract?id=112327&toc=y,
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/script-ed/vol2-1/3ps.asp
All fields: :   Show all fields

----------------------------- v -------------------------------
"Tiranos y autócratas han entendido siempre que el alfabetismo, 
el conocimiento, los libros y los periódicos son un peligro 
en potencia. Pueden inculcar ideas independientes e incluso
de rebeldía en las cabezas de sus súbditos.
----------------------------- v -------------------------------
"Tyrants and autocrats have always understood that literacy, 
learning, books and newspapers are potentially dangerous. 
They can put independent and even rebelious ideas to the heads 
of their subjects."
----------------------------- v -------------------------------
-- Sagan, Carl (1997). The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle
in the Dark : El mundo y sus demonios: La ciencia como una luz en la 
oscuridad. México: Planeta, p. 390; New York: Ballantine Books, p. 362.


		
__________________________________ 
Yahoo! Mail 
Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: 
http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html