In what way is it contradictory for a publisher to claim copyright (if it has been transferred to the publishers) and then license it under a CC-BY licence? Any legitimate copyright holder, be it the author or the publisher, can surely license under whatever licence they choose?
Jan Velterop On 5 Mar 2013, at 16:46, Beall, Jeffrey wrote: > Claire, > > I am delighted that OASPA is taking the lead on clarifying some of the > confusion surrounding licensing OA journal articles. I see much confusion > among the publishers I examine and analyze. > > The two biggest problems I see are 1). Contradictory licensing statements, > such as the one shown below, and 2). Individual journal articles that lack > any licensing information at all. > > I also see publishers that require authors to sign over copyright to the > publisher but then license the articles with a CC BY license. > > <image004.jpg> > > Thanks, > > Jeffrey Beall, MA, MSLS, Associate Professor > Scholarly Initiatives Librarian > Auraria Library > University of Colorado Denver > 1100 Lawrence St. > Denver, Colo. 80204 USA > (303) 556-5936 > jeffrey.be...@ucdenver.edu > > <image003.jpg> > > > > From: goal-boun...@eprints.org [mailto:goal-boun...@eprints.org] On Behalf Of > Claire Redhead > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:12 AM > To: goal@eprints.org > Subject: [GOAL] OASPA Adds Licensing FAQs Page to Information Resources > > During the review procedure for publishers applying to join OASPA, one of the > key requirements is appropriate licensing of published material. This area > can often be the source of the most confusion, particularly for smaller > organisations. With this in mind, OASPA has posted this set of licensing > FAQs to help publishing organisations and individuals find out more. > Seehttp://oaspa.org/information-resources/frequently-asked-questions/. > > > Claire Redhead > Membership & Communications Manager > Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA > www.oaspa.org > _______________________________________________ > GOAL mailing list > GOAL@eprints.org > http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal
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