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Export licenses expanded

My colleagues & I have often speculated on giving licenses to students for IP generated while they are students -- e.g. giving a student a license to work they contribute to while a student in a research lab, so we are recognizing the best kind of technology transfer. This enables the student to bring something tangible to the new employer, gives the company and the university a direct relationship (which clearly identifies expectations and restrictions), and (hopefully) more easily transfers technology.

Now the U.S. is thinking of forcing more licenseseven beyond this -- but only for foreign students & visitors -- and only for certain countries. Visitors who access "dual use" technology -- military & non-military applications -- would need to gain permission prior to accessing the technology. The SF Weekly article talks about the impacts as well.

Do we think that U.S. citizens are all good and and these folks from 12 countries are not good? Let's look wholistically at technology access, not just pick on a few places. .

posted by Dana Bostrom @ 10:14