My attention has been drawn to the fact that I neglected to mention Paul Ginsparg when I stated:
"There were only two people who argued forcefully and eloquently for radically revamping the copyright status and wresting control from publishers: Barry and Pat Brown." I stand corrected and somewhat red-faced, particularly since Paul is one of the originators of the whole concept. Upon reflection, the reason I didn't think of him in this context is that, in my own mind, the situation in physics is very different from that in the biomedical sciences (mainly the influence of a vast "medical-industrial complex"). I don't want to argue this point here, and I'm sure most will not agree with me. I only bring it up as a sincere explanation why I didn't mention Paul in my note about the conference. Michael Jacobson ----------------------------------- Michael Jacobson, MD, MPH Journal Club on the Web http://www.journalclub.org/ [email protected]
