On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Abbott, Bruce wrote: > --> SEE http://chronicle.com/free/2001/03/2001032902t.htm > > Isn't it an argument in favor of Stevan's self-archiving policy ?
Four caveats, if you wish to make sense of copyright in the PostGutenberg Galaxy: (1) Distinguish the anomalous flea (the refereed research literature, always an author give-away literature) from the much bigger and more representative dog (books, magazines, definitely NOT an author give-away literature). One (legal) size does NOT fit both. <http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Tp/resolution.htm#1.> (2) Distinguish the copyright concerns of the dog from those of the flea. They are not the same! <http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Tp/resolution.htm#5.> (3) There is a legal solution for freeing the flea (the author give-away literature), but no solution for freeing the dog (because its authors do not wish to give it away!). <http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Tp/resolution.htm#Harnad/Oppenheim> (4) Don't confuse the problems of Napster/Gnutella theft of the non-give-away dog, with the freeing of the give-away flea. <http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Tp/resolution.htm#9.1> Harnad, S., Varian, H. & Parks, R. (2000) Academic publishing in the online era: What Will Be For-Fee And What Will Be For-Free? Culture Machine 2 (Online Journal) http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/Varian/new1.htm http://culturemachine.tees.ac.uk/Cmach/Backissues/j002/Articles/art_harn.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stevan Harnad [email protected] Professor of Cognitive Science [email protected] Department of Electronics and phone: +44 23-80 592-582 Computer Science fax: +44 23-80 592-865 University of Southampton http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/ Highfield, Southampton http://www.princeton.edu/~harnad/ SO17 1BJ UNITED KINGDOM NOTE: A complete archive of the ongoing discussion of providing free access to the refereed journal literature online is available at the American Scientist September Forum (98 & 99 & 00 & 01): http://amsci-forum.amsci.org/archives/American-Scientist-Open-Access-Forum.html You may join the list at the site above. Discussion can be posted to: [email protected]
