That's a lovely sentiment Jeffrey, except for the part about copyright incentivizing publishers to make work available. It does just the opposite. It provides them a clear incentive to restrict access to the work so that they can compel people who need access to pay.
On Monday, April 13, 2015, Beall, Jeffrey <[email protected]> wrote: > Regarding this ongoing discussion about Creative Commons licenses and > scholarly publishers, I think it is fair to conclude the following: > > 1. There is much disagreement about what the licenses mean, how they can > be interpreted, and how they are applied in real-world situations > > 2. The licenses are not as simple as advertised. In fact, they are complex > legal documents subject to expert interpretation, and they lead to ongoing > contentiousness and debate, even among experts. > > 3. There is beauty in the simplicity of copyright, that is, transferring > one's copyright to a publisher. It is binary. The terms are clear. The > publisher employs professionals that expertly manage the copyright. Owning > the copyright incentives the publisher to make the work available and > preserve it over time. > > I just had an article accepted recently, and last week I turned in a form > transferring copyright to the publisher, something I was happy to do. There > is nothing wrong with this. It's my choice. The paper will eventually > appear in J-STOR and will be preserved. > > My transaction was easy to understand, unambiguous, and clear. Let's > remember that transferring copyright to a high quality publisher is still a > valid option and for many authors may be the best option. > > Jeffrey Beall, MA, MSLS, Associate Professor > Scholarly Communications Librarian > Auraria Library > University of Colorado Denver > 1100 Lawrence St. > Denver, Colo. 80204 USA > (303) 556-5936 > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > _______________________________________________ > GOAL mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal > -- Michael Eisen, Ph.D. Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Department of Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley
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