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Revisiting: Is Access to the Research Paper the Same Thing as Access to the Research "Results"?

Is access to the research paper really the same thing as access to the research results themselves? Are funding agencies creating a false equivalency by confusing the two? And does this confusion favor researchers in some fields over others? Revisiting a 2013 post to re-examine these questions.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 11, 2015
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Is Access to the Research Paper the Same Thing as Access to the Research "Results"?

Is access to the research paper really the same thing as access to the research results themselves? Are funding agencies creating a false equivalency by confusing the two? And does this confusion favor researchers in some fields over others?

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 6, 2013
  • 27 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

A History of Intellectual Property in the United States

Intellectual property in the United States — not an ideal topic for a podcast . . . or is it? This episode of BackStory with the American History Guys is compelling on many levels.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 31, 2013
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

A Cry from the Ivory Tower — An Attempt to Make the Case Against Patents

Two economists try to argue the case against patents. But their arguments are undercut by trite examples, a poor understanding of how patents look to inventors and investors, and a misreading of the evidence.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 21, 2013
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

"Patenterprise" — Jean Luc Picard, Apple, and Androids

In space, nobody can hear you litigate.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Sep 3, 2012
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

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