More on the Eldred case....In the September 27 Business Week, Jane Black reviews what's at stake in the Eldred case, which will be argued in front of the Supreme Court one week from today (October 9). Quoting Peter Jaszi, law professor at the American University law school: "What the Supreme Court must answer is whether the intention of copyright is to protect economic value or to promote science and the arts."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 10/02/2002 08:48:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.