A question of balance : private rights and the public interest in scientific and tecnhical databases / Committee for a Study on Promoting Access to Scientific and Technical Data for the Public Interest, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.
1999
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A question of balance : private rights and the public interest in scientific and tecnhical databases / Committee for a Study on Promoting Access to Scientific and Technical Data for the Public Interest, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.
Published
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [1999]
Copyright
©1999
Call Number
KF3024.C6 N38 1999
ISBN
0309068258
Description
xvi, 142 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)43520797
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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Table of Contents
Summary
1
Importance and Use of Scientific and Technical Databases
16
Scientific and Technical Data and the Creation of New Knowledge
17
Scientific and Technical Databases as a Resource - The Current Context
18
The Challenge of Effectively Balancing Private Rights and the Public Interest in Scientific and Technical Databases
38
2
Incentives and Disincentives Affecting the Availability and Use of Scientific and Technical Databases
39
Divergent Objectives of Organizations That Produce and Distribute Scientific and Technical Databases
40
Scientific and Technical Database Costs, Pricing, and Access
43
3
Access to and Protections for Databases: Existing Policies and Approaches
51
Access to U.S. Government-funded Scientific and Technical Data
52
Existing Protections for Databases in the United States
58
Tipping the Balance: The European Union's Database Directive
69
4
Assessment and Recommendations
73
Assessment of Legislative Options, with Recommendations on Guiding Principles
74
Assessment of Policy Options, with Recommendations for Government Action
100
Recommended Approach for the Not-for-Profit Scientific and Technical Community
109
App. A
Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
113
App. B
Workshop Agenda and Participants
118
App. C
Workshop Proceedings - Listing of Contents
128
App. D
European Union Directive on the Legal Protection of Databases
130