Engineering Systems Division (ESD) Working Paper Series: Recent submissions

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    • Policy for the Protection and Reuse of Non-Copyrightable Database Contents 

      Zhu, Hongwei (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2006-02)
      With the increasing use of the Internet, many of us feel strongly about the free and unfettered exchange and use of information. But the actual situation is not that simple. After the European Union adopted the Database ...

    • Measuring Broadband’s Economic Impact 

      Lehr, William Herndon; Osorio, Carlos; Gillett, Sharon E.; Sirbu, Marvin A. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2006-02)
      Does broadband matter to the economy? Numerous studies have focused on whether there is a digital divide, on regulatory impacts and investment incentives, and on the factors influencing where broadband is available. However, ...

    • Managing Shared Access to a Spectrum Commons 

      Lehr, William Herndon; Crowcroft, Jon (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2006-02)
      The open access, unlicensed or spectrum commons approach to managing shared access to RF spectrum offers many attractive benefits, especially when implemented in conjunction with and as a complement to a regime of marketbased, ...