The manifesto calls for unrestricted access to the internet, education, and knowledge. It doesn't use the term "open access" (in English or German) but calls for taking full advantage of new technologies for sharing knowledge. It calls for open licenses on public goods and for laws that promote rather than hinder the sharing of cultural knowledge. It calls for public institutions, such as libraries and museums, to share digital versions of their works, without selling them, and for works resulting from public funds to be digital and "largely free of charge" (weitgehend kostenfrei). Other provisions concern open government, open standards, and privacy.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 10/13/2008 11:19:00 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.