Knowledge Commons (2019)

Madison, Michael J.; Frischmann , Brett M.; Strandburg, Katherine J.

Knowledge Commons (2019)

Forthcoming in Hudson, Blake, Rosenbloom, Jonathan, and Cole, Dan eds., Routledge Handbook of the Study of the Commons, Abingdon, UK: Routledge

U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-39

24 Pages Posted: 14 Dec 2018

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Michael J. Madison

University of Pittsburgh - School of Law

Brett M. Frischmann

Villanova University - Charles Widger School of Law

Katherine J. Strandburg

New York University School of Law

Date Written: December 12, 2018

Abstract

This chapter provides an introduction to and overview of the knowledge commons research framework. Knowledge commons refers to an institutional approach (commons) to governing the production, use, management, and/or preservation of a particular type of resource (knowledge). The research framework supplies a template for interrogating the details of knowledge commons institutions on a case study basis, generating qualitative data that may be used to support comparative analysis.

Keywords: knowledge commons, commons in the cultural environment, information commons, cultural commons, science commons, data commons, knowledge pools, intellectual property, property, governance

JEL Classification: D23, H41, K11, L22, L23, O31, O32, O33, O34

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Madison, Michael J. and Frischmann, Brett M. and Strandburg, Katherine J., Knowledge Commons (2019) (December 12, 2018). Forthcoming in Hudson, Blake, Rosenbloom, Jonathan, and Cole, Dan eds., Routledge Handbook of the Study of the Commons, Abingdon, UK: Routledge, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-39, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3300348