From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:24:03 +0100 Subject: Re: About Nature post-cancellation policy I can't speak to the particulars of Nature's contracts and know nothing about the fees, but what does it mean to sign a contract under protest? A contract is a contract. Joe Esposito On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:28 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: "Sterk, J.M.E." <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:23:12 +0000 > > Dear colleagues, > > Indeed, the new policy of charging an annual post-cancellation fee was > introduced in 2006. We did have long discussions with Nature, but in > the end we signed the licenses under protest. And each year with > renewals and new subscriptions we discussed it, again without result, > and we went ahead and signed under protest. The amount of the fee > however is not mentioned in the license. We had to ask specifically > and just recently received the overview of the different fees. > > Best regards, > > José Sterk > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:12:17 +0100 > > Were these cancellation fees stated in the contract your institution > originally signed? I have never seen a Nature contract and am simply > wondering if this is new deal point raised after a contract has been > signed or something that was disclosed and agreed to up front. > > Joe Esposito