Interesting new indeed! On the topic of copyright, from the Springer
site:
Springer Open Choice & Copyright
In order to help ensure the integrity and archival nature of all
published articles, SpringerLink will be the sole authorized venue for
online distribution of Springer Open Choice articles. Springer Open
Choice does not supersede or invalidate any copyright protection, or
alter applicable law governing ownership and publication rights of
articles.
To protect the rights of authors and to guarantee a high standard of
quality, Springer will continue to require standard consent-to-publish
and transfer-of-copyright agreements. Copying, reproducing, distributing,
or posting of the publisher’s version of the article on a third
party server is not permitted. This enables Springer to provide the
benefit of free online access while preserving scientific integrity and
author attribution.
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-40359-12-115393-0,00.
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David
David C Prosser PhD
Director
SPARC Europe
E-mail: david.prosser_at_bodley.ox.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 277 614
Mobile: +44 (0) 7974 673 888
http://www.sparceurope.org
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Sent: 16 August 2005 14:49
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Subject: Re: Jan Velterop and Springer
Interesting news. Could someone clarify what the copyright arrangements
are for Open Choice? Does the author assign the copyright to Springer?
If not, what are the terms of the publication agreement?
Thanks,
MC
Michael W. Carroll
Associate Professor of Law
Villanova University School of Law
299 N. Spring Mill Road
Villanova, PA 19085
610-519-7088 (voice)
610-519-5672 (fax)
Research papers at
http://ssrn.com/author=330326
http://law.bepress.com/villanovalwps/
See also www.creativecommons.org
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:08:26 +0100
From: Jan Velterop <openaccess_at_btinternet.com>
Dear friends and colleagues,
You may already have seen the announcement below, but just in case you
haven't, I thought you might find it interesting. Not so much with
regard to what's happening to me, but with regard to the direction in
which the second largest science publisher is moving.
Best wishes,
Jan Velterop
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Press Release
Springer strengthens its commitment to freely accessible research
literature
Jan Velterop to help expand Open Choice
London / New York / Berlin / Heidelberg, August 16, 2005
Springer has strengthened its commitment to innovation and customer
choice by appointing Jan Velterop to the newly created position of
Director of Open Access.
In July 2004 Springer launched "Springer Open Choice" a pioneering
project which provides an additional publication option to the
traditional subscription model. Authors can choose to make their
articles freely available worldwide on the Internet, for a fee of 3,000
US dollars. Open Choice is a further development of the Open Access
concept which is supported by a section of the scientific community.
Velterop is one of the most prominent figures of the Open Access
movement. He will be joining the company from BioMedCentral, an
established Open Access biomedical research publisher, where he was
Publishing Director.
Derk Haank, Springer's CEO, comments: "Springer Open Choice has
attracted
constant attention within the publishing world since its launch.
Springer is the first major commercial publisher to provide an Open
Access model, making it a pioneer in the industry. We are now taking
a further step forward. The appointment of Jan Velterop creates an
internal champion for this second component of our publishing policy,
making sure Open Access gets the required attention both internally
and externally".
"I am firmly convinced that Open Access publishing represents a powerful
way to meet the needs of many authors and readers. It therefore fits
in ideally with Springer's growth strategy", adds Jan Velterop.
"Open Choice" is an additional publication model which Springer provides
for all its 1,250 journals. Consequently, authors can now make their
articles available to readers free of charge on the Internet, or publish
within the traditional subscription model, where readers pay for the
information they use. Open Choice articles are freely accessible for no
charge to anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world via SpringerLink,
the publisher's online service. The 3000 US dollar fee covers the
costs of Springer's publishing service * including a parallel printed
version of the article in an established journal.
Open Choice articles are identical to those published in the traditional
way. They are subject to the same strict scientific peer reviews
and also profit from the publisher's full service * from professional
editing, production, and printing to distribution via established global
sales channels. Springer also links the articles to all reference
systems generally used in international electronic publishing, and
provides indexing and abstract services. Both printed and electronic
articles remain subject to full copyright protection.
For enquiries, please contact:
Sabine Schaub, Springer Science+Business Media, tel: +49 (0)30 / 827
87- 52 82, sabine.schaub_at_springer-sbm.com
Received on Tue Aug 16 2005 - 17:57:34 BST