[GOAL] Re: CC-BY and open access question: who is the Licensor?

2015-04-14 Thread Graham Triggs
On 14/04/2015 06:44:06, Andrew A. Adams a...@meiji.ac.jp wrote: I don't think it's this clear-cut. Over on a list of lawyers working on Free Software legal issues (*) we recently had a discussion about what happens when someone violates a provision of a free software license. Do they then lose all

[GOAL] Re: Sharing and reuse - not within a commercial economy, but within a sharing economy

2015-04-14 Thread Chris Zielinski
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. But why *transfer* your copyright, Jeffrey? Why not just *licence* the publication in a specified format? Whatever they may claim, publishers don't need to