Dear Paul,
Scientific information is a very special kind of public good. Â In general, the
value of public goods does not decrease as the goods are used. Â With scientific
information, the value increases with use, so there is a very strong positive
feedback that makes open distribution of scientific information one of the best
things a society can do for itself.
Best regards,
Steve
On Feb 10, 2012, at 5:52 PM, Uhlir, Paul wrote:
Not bad, except in economic terms, food is a private good (it is
rivalrous and can be excluded, and can only be consumed only once),
whereas publicly-funded research results (articles, data) on digital
networks are public goods (they are non-rival and difficult or
inefficient to exclude, since the value increases with use). So the
situation is actually much worse than the analogy leads one to
conclude.
Â
Paul
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CHARLES OPPENHEIM [[email protected]]
Sent:Â Friday, February 10, 2012 6:53 AM
To:Â GlobalOpen Access List ( Successor of Am Sci)
Subject:Â [GOAL] Nice blog post on OA
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/feb/10/parable-farmers-teleporting-
duplicator?CMP=twt_gu
Very nice analogy!
Charles
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Professor Charles Oppenheim
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