Copyright transfer is NOT required to ensure long-term availability of research articles. All you need is an agreement for limited, non-exclusive use of the work in perpetuity. That way the creator can retain copyright, and the publisher can retain use of the work for as long as humans remain on this planet.
As far as squabbles over future media technologies unheard of in today's environment, that can be dealt with easily in the contract language without compromising either the creator's or publisher's long-term interests. Dave -- ------------------------------------------------------ David M. Lawrence | Home: (804) 559-9786 7471 Brook Way Court | Fax: (804) 559-9787 Mechanicsville, VA 23111 | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA | http: http://fuzzo.com ------------------------------------------------------ "We have met the enemy and he is us." -- Pogo "No trespassing 4/17 of a haiku" -- Richard Brautigan
