Chapter 2 · The Growth of the Commons Paradigm
Made software patents available on an open-source basis to spur innovation.
Printed pages 35 · example · open patent initiative · evidence in narrative
PC-0143 · generation 0 · Commons Projects
IBM open-source patent releases
Made software patents available on an open-source basis to spur innovation.
open patent initiativeBook evidence
At a glance
- Directory scope
- Commons Projects
- Candidate tier
- Example candidate
- Role in the book
- example
- Book portrayal
- operating at book date
- Book evidence
- Ch. 2, pp. 35
- Current verification
- Book evidence only · current review pending
Current evidence state
This record currently carries the historical book evidence. A current-web review can add present-day status evidence while preserving that historical layer.
Propose current evidenceCommons anatomy
What kind of work is this?
open patent initiative
What did it provide?
Made software patents available on an open-source basis to spur innovation.
Governance and sustainability
Operator, funding, and governance documentation remain open evidence fields for this record.
Preservation
Preservation documentation remains an open evidence field. Historical access pointers stay visible below.
As documented in the book
This section presents source-grounded summaries with the book’s chapter and pagination. Present-day status appears in its own evidence layer.
Sources and pointers
- Charlotte Hess and Elinor Ostrom, eds., Understanding Knowledge as a Commons: From Theory to Practice ↗Generation-0 source · Ch. 2, pp. 35
Related by book type
This generated list uses the shared normalized book type open patent initiative. It does not yet assert a sourced project-to-project relationship.