WIPO declared April 26 World Intellectual Property Day. Quoting the public statement by WIPO director general, Kamil Idris: "[R]espect for intellectual property rights is of benefit not only to creators but to society as a whole." There's a kernel of truth in this, but Idris has put it in WIPO's characteristically incomplete and one-sided form. He should have added, "Fair use, limited terms, first sale, and the public domain are of benefit not only to readers and consumers, but also to creators and to society as a whole."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 4/29/2003 02:10:00 PM.
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.
