Re: Authors "Victorious" in UnCover Copyright Suit

From: David Goodman <dgoodman_at_Princeton.EDU>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 17:47:37 +0100

> On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Albert Henderson wrote:
>
> >ah> To clarify, I was emphasizing refereed journal
> >ah> articles, monographs, etc. when I said that
> >ah> authors give nothing away. They exchange rights
> >ah> for recognition and dissemination. Self-archiving
> >ah> lacks distinction at best and, at worst, may confuse
> >ah> a work with all the amateur stuff unleashed on the
> >ah> web with all the best intentions.

We should also remember that in addition to "all the amateur stuff
unleashed on the web with all the best intentions" there is also quite a
bit of similar stuff in the refereed journal literature. For example,
polywater, cold fusion and HIV as a non-cause of AIDS have all in
referred journals (of different publishers).

David Goodman <dgoodman_at_Princeton.EDU>
Received on Mon Jan 24 2000 - 19:17:43 GMT