Michael Geist's "BNA Internet Law News" incldued details of an article by him
on Canadian Open Access:
THE CANADIAN MOVE TOWARD OPEN ACCESS
My [Michael Geist's] weekly Law Bytes column focuses on the recent message
from Canadian national science advisor Dr. Arthur Carty who
argued that scientific success increasingly depends upon
fostering a "culture of sharing" based on open access models
of communication that leverage the Internet to disseminate
research quickly and freely to all. I note that while
researchers rarely receive compensation for their
contributions, publishers have enjoyed a financial windfall
by charging thousands of dollars for journals filled with
the free content generated with the financial support of the
public purse through millions of dollars in research grants.
Toronto Star version at
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http://geistcultureofsharing.notlong.com>
Freely available version at
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http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1000>
Received on Mon Nov 07 2005 - 17:24:45 GMT