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8 April 2020CopyrightSarah Morgan

Intel joins open IP pledge; Harvard, MIT, Stanford agree initiative

The  “ Open COVID Pledge”, an initiative launched last week urging companies to free their IP, is gaining traction, with a number of companies already signing up. At the same time, three of the US’ top universities have committed to new licensing principles.

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