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Re: Mathematics - Open Access Publications
Posted:
Mar 29, 2006 8:30 AM
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Copyright is a legal device in a civilized society to say
who said what first (without any assumptions as to the
valididy of what was said.)
Then comes royalty and it ruins the very basis of the
idea since the simple 'who said what first' becomes
a negotiable commodity i.e. "Now you may have said
it first because you gave me a check!"
Unfortunately the 'check' for what you have not really
said it in a broad sense (published broadly) is normally
very meager.
Thus, and perhaps, it is more desirable to, first, have
a 'broad' publishing medium i.e. the Internet, and then
negotiate the amount figured on the 'check', if still
applicable.
Regards,
Dariush.
<ggl@jmilne.org> wrote in message
news:dvm286$23p$1@dizzy.math.ohio-state.edu...
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> > However, I have, more than often, found almost identical versions
> > of the papers published in commercial journals on the Internet
> > which (perhaps) do not infringe the copyright laws anywhere since
> > usually they have a banner at the top saying something like "To appear
> > in XXX journal."
> >
> Generally, when you publish something you are required to assign the
> copyright to the publisher, which means that you can no longer do
> anything with it without the publisher's permission. For example, you
> can't legally publish it on the web without their permission. Adding
> "To appear in XXX journal" makes no difference.
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> Different publishers have different policies: some allow you to post
> the final version of a journal article on the web, some allow you to
> post only the submitted version (before the refereeing process), and
> some don't allow you to post anything.
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> I know nothing about the publisher who began this thread, but the idea
> of publishing, e.g. , conference proceedings simultaneously on the web
> and in print (for libraries and individuals who wish to have a bound
> copy) is an excellent one.
>
> J.S. Milne
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