Perian, for examples you might look at software like anti-virus,
unzipping & PDF-making utilities, etc., which often have "free for
personal use" licensing models.
My experience has been that policing is unnecessary; anybody who might
pay is inclined to pay, because it's easiest. Imagine you're a
publisher--would you rather just pay a small fee, or contact your legal
department to see if you maybe don't have to? Twenty minutes on the
phone with a lawyer might cost more than the licensing fee.
But I agree with others that the larger impact may be on those who
shouldn't have to pay being confused, and that's a cost to you ... I
used to get calls all the time from people asking for permission to use
images in clear fair use situations (presentations in educational
settings, for example) and I wasn't even the right person to get those
calls. So I'm sure there were a lot more calls others got, too. That's
staff time and that costs something, so if you're angling for open
access, that might be an argument to use.
Best,
Matt
On 02/22/2017 12:40 PM, Perian Sully wrote:
Good morning everyone (on the West Coast at least),
For those of you who are pursuing open access initiatives, do you carve out
an exception for publishers? Obviously, publishers can grab whatever they
want if assets are offered at full-resolution, and it's hard for us to
police, but publication fees are still (?) a quantifiable source of
additional income. So I'm guessing honor system is mostly in play here.
What restrictions do you still have? Print run limitations before a fee
kicks in? Type of publication? Don't worry about it at all?
Thanks all,
~Perian
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