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Dissertation Information for Martha Murillo-Garcia

NAME:
- Martha Murillo-Garcia
- (Alias) Martha A. Garcia-Murillo

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- [No Discipline Recorded]

SCHOOL:
- University of Southern California (USA) (1998)

ADVISORS:
- None

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- None

MPACT Status: Incomplete - Not_Inspected

Title: Institutional development in the software industry: Intellectual property protection

Abstract: "The emergence of copying technologies has made the protection of intellectual property increasingly difficult. Formal institutions that were designed to prevent illegal reproduction have become inadequate due to the difficulty of detecting infringement and because information networks make enforcement problematic. Surprisingly, software companies are relatively unconcerned about this issue and have generally not pressured legislators to strengthen the laws. Why is this?

The results of the research suggest that a company's willingness to participate in the development of laws depends on its particular circumstances. These can include the exposure to piracy, the cost of protection, the possibility of implementing other solutions, and the types of products and customers. If the individual benefits to a firm of developing these laws exceed the individual costs, it is likely to participate in implementation efforts. Otherwise it will free ride on the efforts of others. Depending on the level of participation, institutions will or will not be developed. To analyze the dynamics of institutional development, the empirical evidence for this study is organized into three case studies. These correspond to key technological developments that led to a period of uncertainty with respect to the adequacy of the regulation to protect intellectual property. The three historical periods include the eras of the mainframe, the personal computer, and the World Wide Web. The research presents a history of events that identify the factors that led to the inclusion of software in federal laws, as well as the conflicts among interested parties during the process that led to protection. A policy implication of this study is that given the wide variety of interests among software developers, it is unlikely that there will be a comprehensive legal code for intellectual property. Instead a more general law will be established and each community will then develop informal institutions to protect its works."

MPACT Scores for Martha Murillo-Garcia

A = 0
C = 6
A+C = 6
T = 0
G = 0
W = 0
TD = 0
TA = 0
calculated 2014-03-08 20:01:52

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