Dalrymple, D. G.2016-04-192016-04-192002Presented at the Symposium on the Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., 5-6 September 2002http://hdl.handle.net/10919/66532Metadata only recordThe public domain is composed of public goods of many types. Perhaps the most important public good, measured by contributions to innovation and in turn to society, is scientific knowledge. Such knowledge in its pure form is a classic public good. And while recent technical advances have stimulated its generation and greatly sped its spread, other forces may limit its public domain characteristics.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightEconomic growthMarketsIntellectual property rightsRemote sensingAdoption of innovationsPublic goodsScientific knowledgeImplementationPrincipal conceptsEcosystemAbstract