These proposals feel confusing. If I read correctly, STM is advocating end-user licenses for each publishers' OA journals, licenses which presumably it expects the users to stop and read before proceeding further. This expectation seems neither practical nor realistic. I also wonder where the proposed OA license(s) sit with respect to other legalities such as (1) the author's license to the publisher; and (2) the licenses that libraries and consortia negotiate and sign for STM publishers' journal collections. If I've negotiated for Publisher YYY's journals and the contract includes fair use, scholarly sharing, etc., -- then what's the point of the OA licenses in addition to all this, especially if they add complexities and restrictions that aren't in the library license? It feels as if we are tripping all over ourselves here. I may be misunderstanding, and any clarification would be welcome. Ann Okerson On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 1:23 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 7:00 AM > > FYI > > http://www.plos.org/global-coalition-of-access-to-research-science-and-education-organizations-calls-on-stm-to-withdraw-new-model-licenses/ > > > Best regards > Joachim > ____________________________________________________ > Dr.-Ing. Joachim E. Meier > Head of Library > Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) (http://www.ptb.de) > PF 3345 Tel. +49-531-592-8131 > 38023 Braunschweig Fax. +49-531-592-8137 > GERMANY E-mail: [log in to unmask] > ____________________________________________________