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Yes, it was retracted because of corporate lobbying, but it can very
well get back on the agenda if only public opinion requests this -
that's why academia must stand behind this report. The fact that
such a document was prepared and came to light is already a big sign
of change and should be pushed forward despite retraction. A
petition was started to request republishing: everyone can sign it <a
href="http://www.change.org/petitions/paul-teller-and-the-republican-study-committee-rsc-republish-and-stand-behind-their-policy-brief-on-copyright-law">here</a>;
or read more <a
href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121118/23364521085/dont-let-retraction-distract-simple-fact-gop-copyright-policy-brief-was-brilliant.shtml">here</a>.<br>
<br>
-Marcin<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Thanks
Marcin. As people will see if you follow the link, the
report was almost instantly retracted with a statement
saying
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">“</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""
lang="EN-CA">Yesterday you received a Policy Brief on
copyright law that was published without adequate review
within the RSC and failed to meet that standard.”</span><span
style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""
lang="EN-CA">
</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">!!
I’ve just read about it in an email from the 1709 Copyright
Blog, which I can forward to this list if people are
interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">Tom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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lang="EN-US">Tom Bishop |</span></b><b><span
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lang="EN-US"> Head of Library and Surgical Information
Services</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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lang="EN-US">The Royal College
<i>of</i> Surgeons <i>of</i> England </span><span
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title="http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/"><span
style="color:navy;text-decoration:none" lang="EN-US">http://www.rcseng.ac.uk</span></a></span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"
lang="EN-US"> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:goal-bounces@eprints.org">goal-bounces@eprints.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:goal-bounces@eprints.org">mailto:goal-bounces@eprints.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marcin Wojnarski<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 20 November 2012 11:38<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:goal@eprints.org">goal@eprints.org</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:open-access@lists.okfn.org">open-access@lists.okfn.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [GOAL] Copyright Law Destroys Markets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A few days ago, Republicans released a
report about flaws of copyright law, suggesting revolutionary
reforms. Very important initiative for all academia. Scholars
should speak and strongly back the initiative, to help
liberate academic literature. You can read a write-up <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121116/16481921080/house-republicans-copyright-law-destroys-markets-its-time-real-reform.shtml">here</a>.
Some quotes:<o:p></o:p></p>
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[about term of protection]<i> ... Gradually this period
began to expand, but today’s copyright law bears almost no
resemblance to the constitutional provision that enabled
it and the conception of this right by our Founding
Fathers.<br>
- Original Copyright Law [AD 1790]: <b>14 years</b>, plus
14 year renewal if author is alive.
<br>
- Current Copyright Law: <b>Life of author plus 70 years</b>;
and for corporate authors
<b>120 years after creation</b> or 95 years after
publication.</i><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
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<i>copyright continue to be extended perpetually, ensuring
that works <b>never</b> actually enter the public domain
(...) that would effectively nullify Article I, Section 8,
Clause 8 of the
<b>Constitution</b> which provides protection only for
“limited times.”</i><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1">
<i>[copyright] <b>penalizes legitimate journalism</b> and
oversight (...) Current copyright law allows for producers
of written materials, such as memos or other documents, to
claim copyright when they are seeking to hide
incriminating information.</i><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1">
<i>Because there is minimal or nearly non-existent
punishment for bogus copyright claims today, false
takedown requests are common and have a chilling effect
upon legitimate speech. (...) This often leads to de facto
<b>censorship</b>.</i><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
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level1 lfo1">
<i>Current copyright law does not merely distort some
markets – rather it <b>destroys</b> entire markets.</i><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1">
[from Infringement Nation] <i>things you do every single
day are infringing and leave
<b>every single person</b> liable for <b>billions in
damages</b> each year</i><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">(emphasis mine)<br>
There's a separate section on academic literature. Quoting in
full:<br>
<br>
<b>B. Hampering scientific inquiry:</b><br>
Scientific papers from the early portion of the 20th century
are still under copyright. . .<br>
This is illogical, as the purpose of most scientific papers is
to further intellectual<br>
inquiry, and the goal of most authors of scientific papers is
to advance their field and<br>
to be cited in other publications. Many professors are
assessed upon the number of<br>
citations for their major works. For these reasons, keeping
their work in what are<br>
effectively locked vaults defeats the purpose of much of their
work.<br>
Obviously these producers need to be compensated to justify
the cost of their<br>
research, but after around 14 years, most, if not nearly all,
of the earning capacity of<br>
their work has been exhausted, and at that point the
overriding interest is in ensuring<br>
that these works are available for others. While there are
exceptions in the law for the<br>
use of this material for good faith exceptions, there are
numerous examples where<br>
for-profit entities want to use published journal articles but
are unable to do so<br>
without negotiating a payment to the producer of the content.<br>
If however, these older papers were available online for free
on Google Scholar to<br>
anyone to access and use after a reasonable period of time
then it would greatly<br>
increase the availability and utilization of scientific
analysis.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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