...ALPSP notes that there are already many activities and initiatives underway utilizing new technology to facilitate greater and easier access which are being strongly supported by all stakeholders, including rightsholders, libraries and universities. Many of these are in the early stages of development and we believe that it is therefore somewhat premature to be considering the introduction of expanded or new exceptions to the copyright legislation at a time when the technological landscape – and the consumer and market response to it – is changing very rapidly....
Posted by
Peter Suber at 12/06/2008 06:21:00 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.