Google, through its Google Print project, once again came up with an idea for an innovative and useful service, only to raise the ire of copyright zealots. We're in the publishing business ourselves, and we firmly support copyright laws. Google Print seems to recognize these rights, even as it seeks to enable cyber-citizens to quickly search and find what they need. We think that, eventually, content creators will recognize what a boon such a tool can be in providing information, in helping to develop new content and in exposing the works of content creators to a far wider public than would otherwise be possible.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 1/01/2006 10:15:00 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.
