Re: Nature's vs. Science's Embargo P olicy

From: Picciotto, Sol <s.picciotto_at_LANCASTER.AC.UK>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 17:27:32 -0000

In UK law the publisher has a separate 25-year copyright in the typographical
layout.

cheers

Sol

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mellon, Scott [mailto:Scott.Mellon_at_NRC-CNRC.GC.CA]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:50 PM
To: AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM_at_LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG
Subject: Re: Nature's vs. Science's Embargo Policy


Further legal question:
Has anyone tested whether the typographical layout itself is copyrightable?

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-----Original Message-----
From: David Goodman [mailto:dgoodman_at_PHOENIX.PRINCETON.EDU]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 12:11 PM
To: AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM_at_LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG
Subject: Re: Nature's vs. Science's Embargo Policy


Legal question:
Has anyone tested whether the pdf formulation of a document as
distinct from the document itself can in fact be copyrighted?

> > > although the
> > > > content of the article is your copyright, its
> > > presentation (i.e. its
> > > > typographical layout as a printed page) remains our copyright."
> > >

Dr. David Goodman
Princeton University Library
dgoodman_at_princeton.edu
Received on Sat Jan 11 2003 - 17:27:32 GMT