Research report 2024 - Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Who owns knowledge? Global perspectives on law and science
Authors
Schäfer, Dagmar
Departments
Abteilung „Artefakte, Handeln, Wissen”
Summary
Historical dynamics in scientific practices shape legal frameworks and the understanding of property. The interdisciplinary and comparative study of the global development of property rights in knowledge examines the interplay between technological developments, concepts of knowledge and the debates about free access to and fair use of knowledge.