[GOAL] Re: Sharing and reuse - not within a commercial economy, but within a sharing economy

[Michael Eisen]

That's a lovely sentiment Jeffrey, except for the part about copyright
incentivizing publishers to make work available. It does just the opposite.
It provides them a clear incentive to restrict access to the work so that
they can compel people who need access to pay.

On Monday, April 13, 2015, Beall, Jeffrey <Jeffrey.Beall at ucdenver.edu>
wrote:

> Regarding this ongoing discussion about Creative Commons licenses and
> scholarly publishers, I think it is fair to conclude the following:
>
> 1. There is much disagreement about what the licenses mean, how they can
> be interpreted, and how they are applied in real-world situations
>
> 2. The licenses are not as simple as advertised. In fact, they are complex
> legal documents subject to expert interpretation, and they lead to ongoing
> contentiousness and debate, even among experts.
>
> 3. There is beauty in the simplicity of copyright, that is, transferring
> one's copyright to a publisher. It is binary. The terms are clear. The
> publisher employs professionals that expertly manage the copyright. Owning
> the copyright incentives the publisher to make the work available and
> preserve it over time.
>
> I just had an article accepted recently, and last week I turned in a form
> transferring copyright to the publisher, something I was happy to do. There
> is nothing wrong with this. It's my choice. The paper will eventually
> appear in J-STOR and will be preserved.
>
> My transaction was easy to understand, unambiguous, and clear. Let's
> remember that transferring copyright to a high quality publisher is still a
> valid option and for many authors may be the best option.
>
> Jeffrey Beall, MA, MSLS, Associate Professor
> Scholarly Communications Librarian
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> University of Colorado Denver
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-- 
Michael Eisen, Ph.D.
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
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