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Matching Funds a proposal for funding public goods

Matching Funds a proposal for funding public goods. Collective Management of Intellectual Property: Tackling the Anti-Commons November 23, 2002 Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy James Love, CPTech. People want to create works that are widely available to the public.

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Matching Funds a proposal for funding public goods

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  1. Matching Fundsa proposal for funding public goods Collective Management of Intellectual Property: Tackling the Anti-Commons November 23, 2002Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy James Love, CPTech

  2. People want to create works that are widely available to the public

  3. People want people to contribute such works

  4. Programmers, database authors and others need to pay the rent

  5. Internet creates opportunities to lower transaction costs

  6. Proposal • Create trusted environment where sellers or buyers can propose transactions. • Projects can be proposed by either buyers or sellers. • Proposals are made, noticed, discussed and refined before being finalized. • Mature proposals move to next step.

  7. Proposal con’t • Buyers/donors who agree with the proposal indicate their willingness to contribute. • Contributions are binding if sufficient matching funds are raised.

  8. Examples • Creation of database on mergers. • New features on OpenOffice. • GPL’d Voting Software. • Hostile Takeover of Corel. • Purchase of BeOS.

  9. Issues • Matching Funds entity role. • Model licenses? • Receive and distribute money when matching funds reach goals. • Manage proposal process. • Choose reliable volunteers to manage due diligence. • Charge commission to be sustainable.

  10. Dangers • Will this harm volunteer ethic of open source/free software community?

  11. Next Steps • Work out business model. • Vet issue with RMS, Open Source advocates, business, Universities, and others. • Creative Commons as home for Matching Funds? • International focus?

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