Emeka Maduewesi, Copyright: Who Owns the Rights to the Laws of Nigeria?This Day, May 19, 2008. Apparently Nigerian law has no provision requiring that government works be uncopyrightable. Hence, citizens must argue on other grounds that Nigerian statutes are in the public domain. Here's one such argument from a lawyer licensed to practice in Nigeria and California.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/21/2008 12:25:00 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.
