[GOAL] Open access copyright and licensing basics for OA publishers

2016-03-04 Thread Heather Morrison
This editorial published recently explaining the basics of copyright and licensing for OA journal publishers may be of interest to list readers. In brief, because one must have copyright to waive rights under copyright, it is important to clarify rights sharing between authors and journals in

Re: [GOAL] BLOG: Is CC-BY really a problem or are we boxing shadows?

2016-03-04 Thread Andrew A. Adams
> > The copyleft or "share-alike" principle does not prevent enclosing > > something in a paywall, > > By this fact, it becomes clear that CC-BY-SA is not the "correct" license for > academic work. Quoting a single line of a longer piece out of context is both mis-leading and rude. If you'd

Re: [GOAL] BLOG: Is CC-BY really a problem or are we boxing shadows?

2016-03-04 Thread Downes, Stephen
> The copyleft or "share-alike" principle does not prevent enclosing something > in a paywall, By this fact, it becomes clear that CC-BY-SA is not the "correct" license for academic work. -- Stephen -Original Message- From: goal-boun...@eprints.org [mailto:goal-boun...@eprints.org] On