From: Wilhelmina Randtke <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:39:47 -0500 This isn't about copyright. It's about contracts, licenses, private agreements between the author and the consumer/buyer/downloader. And it's about pragmatics with sharing articles with systems (metadata made available in standard format, put articles out in repositories). What's "uninitiated"? -Wilhelmina Randtke On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:19 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:46:46 -0500 > > I hope when using this people will try to help the uninitiated > understand that there is no such thing as a single copyright but > rather that copyright consists of a bundle of rights, each of which > can be transferred individually. I fear that the simplification > involved in setting up this chart may contribute to some miseducation > as well. > > Sandy Thatcher > > > > From: Andrea Higginbotham <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:42:23 -0400 > > > > In preparation for Open Access Week (October 22-28), we are issuing > > the final version today so that people can download and print it for > > their use next week and beyond. This resource outlines the core > > components of open access (e.g., reader rights, reuse rights, > > copyrights, author posting rights, etc.) across the continuum from > > "open access" to "restricted access". Its aim is to help authors make > > informed decisions on where to publish based on journal policies. It > > also provides a resource for funders and other organizations to help > > establish criteria for the level of Open Access required for their > > policies and mandates. > > > > Please use re-use and pass along! > > http://www.plos.org/about/open-access/howopenisit/ > > > > Andrea > > > > -- > > Andrea Brusca Higginbotham > > Communications Manager, SPARC > > Washington, DC 20036 > > [log in to unmask]