Dear colleagues,
on sharing in file-sharing networks, Creatice Commons explain: Can I share CC-licensed material on file-sharing networks? Yes. All CC licenses allow redistribution of the unmodified material by any means, including distribution via file-sharing networks. Note that file-trading is expressly considered to be noncommercial for purposes of compliance with the NC licenses. Barter of NC-licensed material for other items of value is not permitted. https://creativecommons.org/faq/#can-i-share-cc-licensed-material-on-file-sh aring-networks The Elsevier Sharing Rules say CC-BY-NC-ND licensed articles may be shared on non-commercial platforms only. http://help.sciencedirect.com/flare/sdhelp_Left.htm#CSHID=password.htm|Start Topic=Content%2Fsharing_pubs.htm|SkinName=svs_SD and again in the table at the bottom of that webpage: Public posting on commercial platforms (e.g., www.researchgate.net, www.academia.edu <http://www.academia.edu> ) :not allowed Ive been asking Alicia Wise, on what grounds why Elsevier takes that position. She replied: Both ResearchGate & academia.edu use content commercially to sell advertising & services around the content they disseminate and Both ResearchGate & <https://t.co/IQgdiiCF1s> academia.edu are problems in Germany as they go beyond private use to make NC content publicly available ( <https://twitter.com/wisealic/status/874284792275140609> https://twitter.com/wisealic/status/874284792275140609 and https://twitter.com/wisealic/status/874284916644696066 ) My interpretation of the CC licence is that sharing of CC BY-NC-ND article by commercial platforms is OK as long as they dont sell the articles (which they dont do). But apart from that - what authors are doing is IMHO definitely not prohibited because they have no commercial gain whatsoever. What do you think? Kind regards Bernhard ########################################### Dr. Bernhard Mittermaier Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Leiter der Zentralbibliothek / Head of the Central Library 52425 Jülich Tel ++49-2461-613013 Fax ++49-2461-616103 Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt
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