The DMCA is harmful to libraries and scholarship. But how specific can you be in proposing a constructive alternative that would respect IP rights as far as they ought be respected and no further? There are several interesting discussion threads on the LibLicense list at the moment, all trying to do just that.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/29/2002 10:52:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
