From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:51:23 -0500
There is some potential for confusion here in talking about using CC
licenses and waiving copyright in the same sentence. The two are
mutually exclusive. Even the least restrictive CC license does not
entirely waive copyright.
There also is the hint that data may be subject to copyright. Data as
pure data are not since copyright cannot protect facts; only the
specific arrangement of data can, and it needs to be sufficiently
original to pass the threshold required by law to qualify for
protection (see the Supreme Court ruling in Feist, 1991).
Sandy Thatcher
> From: "Randy S. Kiefer" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:17:32 -0400
>
> figshare Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive
>
> "Persistence is something the research community cares deeply about -
> a community we serve at figshare" said Mark Hahnel, founder of
> figshare "CLOCKSS provides the secure solution we need to ensure long
> term access in our continued commitment to the preservation of new
> research outputs."
>
> About figshare:
>
> figshare allows researchers to publish their data in a citable,
> searchable and sharable manner. The data can come in the form of
> individual figures, datasets, or video files, and users are encouraged
> to share their negative data and unpublished results too. All data is
> persistently stored online under the most liberal Creative Commons
> licence, waiving copyright where possible. This allows scientists to
> access and share the information from anywhere in the world with
> minimal friction. figshare offers unlimited storage space for data
> that is made publicly available on the site, and as of today is also
> offering 1GB of free storage space for users looking for a secure,
> private area to store their research. Users of the new site will
> maintain full control over the management of their research whilst
> benefiting from global access, version control, and secure backups in
> the cloud.
> http://figshare.com
>
> -----
> Pensoft Publishing with the CLOCKSS Archive
>
> "The agreement with CLOCKSS brought to us a long-seeked solution for
> fully automated harvesting, ingesting and preservation of the
> electronic content of our open access journals. Besides, the
> adjustment of our publishing system to CLOCKSS archive would make it
> attractive for other journals' publishers to use" said Dr Lyubomir
> Penev, managing director of Pensoft.
>
> About Pensoft Publishers
>
> Pensoft Publishers specialize in academic and professional book and
> journal publishing, mostly in the field of biodiversity science and
> natural history. Starting in 1994, Pensoft has become one of the
> leading academic publishers based in Eastern Europe with more than 800
> books and ebooks published so far. Pensoft largely performs their
> activities in English, with only a minor fraction of our own
> publications being in French, German, Russian, or other languages. In
> 2010, Pensoft launched their own open-access journal publishing
> platform that implements cutting-edge technologies for semantic markup
> and automated dissemination of the published content. Currently
> Pensoft publishes 10 open-access journals (www.pensoft.net/journals).
> The flagship journal ZooKeys is recognized as a technological leader
> in publishing and dissemination of biodiversity information.
> http://www.pensoft.net
>
> Randy S. Kiefer
> Executive Director
> The CLOCKSS Archive
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
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