On Thu, 18 Sep 2008, atanu garai wrote:
It is indeed difficult to design and recommend systems
that
depend on individual decisions (such as actions and
reactions by
authors and users) such as this. This needs to be
corroborated by
empirical studies that authors are willing and give the
users
content as per their demand. As a matter of general
practice this
should be avoided because this kind of service provision
can not
be guaranteed by institutions managing large scale
content,
authors and users. It appears that the request button is
designed
to bypass the existing copyright laws but it does not
take into
account service delivery for the authors and users.
Dear Atanu,
You misunderstand the purpose(s) of the Button. There are only two:
(1) To provide Almost-OA to Closed Access deposits during
any access
embargo.
(2) To allow deposit to be mandated in a way that is
immune to publisher
lobbying of copyright worries.
That's all. If anyone can get a stronger mandate adopted, just as
fast, go
ahead! This is a default option, to tide over and hasten the
transition
to universal OA.
And if anyone has better ways to provide access to all articles,
irrespective of embargoes, go ahead! Closed Access Deposit + the
Button
is a default option, to tide over and hasten the transition to
universal OA.
The legal aspect depends on how one interprets it. This
can be
interpreted as a systematic attempt to disseminate
content,
otherwise deemed untenable legally to a large number
audience,
worldwide.
Putting an address or an email address in your published article can
be
interpreted as a systematic attempt to disseminate (reprint or
eprint)
content. The dissemination is not done by the Button but by the
author,
on an individual basis.
Stevan Harnad
Dear Stevan:
2008/9/17 Stevan Harnad <amsciforum_at_gmail.com>
Don't worry! That rare, lucky author will
manage (and with a
smile on his face)...
And once Deposit Mandates are universal, this
is the sort of
thing that will help ensure the natural
transition to universal
OA.
It is indeed difficult to design and recommend systems
that
depend on individual decisions (such as actions and
reactions by
authors and users) such as this. This needs to be
corroborated by
empirical studies that authors are willing and give the
users
content as per their demand. As a matter of general
practice this
should be avoided because this kind of service provision
can not
be guaranteed by institutions managing large scale
content,
authors and users. It appears that the request button is
designed
to bypass the existing copyright laws but it does not
take into
account service delivery for the authors and users.
Atanu Garai
Received on Fri Sep 19 2008 - 15:34:16 BST