FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- SESSION 1: THE ROLE, VALUE, AND, LIMITS OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL DATA AND INFORMATION IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN -- 1 Discussion Framework--Paul Uhlir -- 2 The Genius of Intellectual Property and the Need for the Public Domain--James Boyle & Jennifer Jenkins -- 3 Intellectual Property-When Is It the Best Incentive Mechanism for S&T Data and Information?--Suzanne Scotchmer -- 4 The Economic Logic of "Open Science" and the Balance between Private Property Rights and the Public Domain in Scientific Data and Information: A Primer--Paul David -- 5 Scientific Knowledge as a Global Public Good: Contributions to Innovation and the Economy--Dana Dalrymple -- 6 Opportunities for Commercial Exploitation of Networked Science and Technology Public-Domain Information Resources--Rudolph Potenzone -- 7 The Role, Value, and Limits of S&T Data and Information in the Public Domain for Education--Bertram Bruce -- 8 The Role, Value, and Limits of S&T Data and Information in the Public Domain for Research: Earth and Environmental Sciences--Francis Bretherton -- 9 The Role, Value, and Limits of S&T Data and Information in the Public Domain for Biomedical Research--Sherry Brandt-Rauf -- SESSION 2: PRESSURES ON THE PUBLIC DOMAIN -- 10 Discussion Framework--Jerome Reichman -- 11 The Urge to Commercialize: Interactions Between Public and Private Research Development--Robert Cook-Deegan -- 12 Legal Pressures in Intellectual Property Law--Justin Hughes -- 13 Legal Pressures on the Public Domain: Licensing Practices--Susan R. Poulter -- 14 Legal Pressures in National Security Restrictions--David Heyman -- 15 The Challenge of Digital Rights Management Technologies--Julie Cohen -- SESSION 3: POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF A DIMINISHING PUBLIC DOMAIN -- 16 Discussion Framework--Paul Uhlir.

17 Fundamental Research and Education--R. Stephen Berry -- 18 Conflicting International Public Sector Information Policies and their Effects on the Public Domain and the Economy--Peter Weiss -- 19 Potential Effects of a Diminishing Public Domain in Biomedical Research Data--Stephen Hilgartner -- SESSION 4: RESPONSES BY THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION COMMUNITIES IN PRESERVING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND PROMOTING OPEN ACCESS -- 20 Discussion Framework--Jerome Reichman -- 21 Strengthening Public-Domain Mechanisms in the Federal Government: A Perspective from Biological and Environmental Research--Ari Patrinos and Daniel Drell -- 22 Academics as a Natural Haven for Open Science and Public-Domain Resources: How Far Can We Stray?--Tracy Lewis -- 23 New Legal Approaches in the Private Sector--Jonathan Zittrain -- 24 Designing Public-Private Transactions that Foster Innovation--Stephen Maurer -- 25 Emerging Models for Maintaining Scientific Data in the Public Domain--Harlan Onsrud -- 26 The Role of the Research University in Strengthening the Intellectual Commons: the OpenCourseWare and DSpace Initiatives at MIT--Ann Wolpert -- 27 New Paradigms in Industry: Corporate Donations of Geophysical Data--Shirley Dutton -- 28 New Paradigms in Industry: The Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Consortium--Michael Morgan -- 29 Closing Remarks--R. Stephen Berry -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A Final Symposium Agenda -- Appendix B Biographical Information on Speakers and Steering Committee Members -- Appendix C Symposium Attendees -- Appendix D Acronyms and Initialisms.