Is the inclusion of "etc" in the heading of the section meant to signify
other academic publications? ("Peer-reviewed statement in scientific of
academic journal etc.")- if so it will need to be somewhat better defined Pippa ***** Pippa Smart Research Communication and Publishing Consultant PSP Consulting 3 Park Lane, Appleton, Oxon OX13 5JT, UK Tel: +44 7775 627688 or +44 1865 864255 email: [email protected] Web: www.pspconsulting.org **** Editor of the ALPSP-Alert, Reviews editor of Learned Publishing **** On 11 May 2012 09:56, David Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > In singling out peer reviewed scholarly articles, it would also seem to > imply no additional protection for material in scholarly books or other > longer form content. It does raise an interesting question as to whether > somebody could go after a pre-print even if it was in a published journal. > Or whether a paper in review has any form of protection – only a problem if > you’ve made it public (via a repository) first I guess. Are there any > defamation cases that pertain to published literature? The only thing I can > think of that comes close is the libel case by the British Association of > Chiropractors against the author Simon Singh ( > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8621880.stm) but that was against an > article/blog in the Guardian. **** > > ** ** > > David**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *Dr David Smith* > > Head of Innovation, Plantwise Knowledge Bank**** > > CABI Head Office**** > > Nosworthy Way**** > > Wallingford**** > > Oxfordshire**** > > OX10 8DE**** > > UK**** > > Visit us at: www.cabi.org**** > > ** ** > > *CABI improves people's lives worldwide by providing * > > *information and applying scientific expertise to solve * > > *problems in agriculture and the environment* > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *CHARLES OPPENHEIM > *Sent:* 11 May 2012 09:27 > *To:* Global Open Access List (Successor of AmSci) > *Subject:* [GOAL] UK Defamation Bill and OA**** > > ** ** > > This has just been published - see > http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2012-2013/0005/13005.pdf. > Clause 6 gives special protection against defamation actions to peer > reviewed scholarly articles (the first time peer review has figured in a > piece of legislation??). This is something that scholarly publishers will > no doubt pick up on as an argument against unrefereed green OA.**** > > ** ** > > Charles > > Professor Charles Oppenheim**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > P Think Green - don't print this email unless you really need to** ** > > ************************************************************************ > The information contained in this e-mail and any files transmitted with it > is confidential and is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient. If > you are not the intended recipient please note that any distribution, > copying or use of this communication or the information in it is > prohibited. > > Whilst CAB International trading as CABI takes steps to prevent the > transmission of viruses via e-mail, we cannot guarantee that any e-mail or > attachment is free from computer viruses and you are strongly advised to > undertake your own anti-virus precautions. > > If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by > e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone on +44 (0)1491 832111 and then > delete the e-mail and any copies of it. > > CABI is an International Organization recognised by the UK Government > under Statutory Instrument 1982 No. 1071... > > ************************************************************************** > **** > > _______________________________________________ > GOAL mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal > >
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