Question of balance, a: private rights and the public interest in scientific and technical databases
Auteur :
National Research Council / Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences / Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications / Committee for a Study on Promoting Access to Scientific and Technical Data for the Public Interest
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309068253
Date de publication :
15 déc. 1999
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Lawmakers in America struggle to strike an appropriate balance between the rights of database rights holders, who are concerned about possible commercial misappropriation of their products, and public-interest users of the data, such as researchers, educators, and libraries. This book examines this balancing act.