Read the CC licence. It's crystal clear: I have highlighted it (*** bold ***) You are free to:
- *Share* — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format - *Adapt* — remix, transform, and build upon the material - - ******The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.****** Under the following terms: - *Attribution* — You must give appropriate credit<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/deed.en_US#>, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/deed.en_US#>. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. - *NonCommercial* — You may not use the material for commercial purposes<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/deed.en_US#> . On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:36 PM, John Levin <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear list, > > I came across a curious academic publishing gambit I'd like to ask the > list about. > > In short, two articles in Society and Space Volume 32 Number 2 have been > made open access. > > The cc-by-nc button and the text 'Open Access" mark these 2 articles on > the journal issue page: > http://www.envplan.com/contents.cgi?journal=D&volume=32&issue=2 > > And the two articles are announced as open access until June 18th > http://societyandspace.com/2014/04/24/discussion-forum- > on-henri-lefebvre-dissolving-city-planetary-metamorphosis- > paper-and-intro-open-access-and-four-online-commentaries/ > > However, the PDFs of the articles have (c) Pion and Licensors at the > bottom. > > In the comments on the announcement page, I asked what happens after June > 18th. The reply was: "I think Pion will simply revert to the previous > status on that date." > > Can this be done? Does this revoke previously granted rights? If I > republished the articles on a blog, would I be obliged to take them down on > June 18th? > > Or - as I suspect - does a publisher not understand open access and CC > licenses? > > John > -- > John Levin > http://www.anterotesis.com > http://twitter.com/anterotesis > > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss > -- Peter Murray-Rust Reader in Molecular Informatics Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry University of Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK +44-1223-763069
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