Kevin Coughlin, Suit pits free speech vs. 'trading with enemy', The New Jersey Star-Ledger, September 27, 2004. Excerpt: "A university is squeamish about publishing a birders' guide to Cuba. Another nixed an encyclopedia of Cuban music. A geology journal spiked a paper by Iranian scientists on methods for predicting earthquakes. The reason: Fear of whopping fines and jail time for 'trading with the enemy.' Trade sanctions against Cuba, Iran and other embargoed nations are curbing free speech, according to U.S. publishers and authors who plan to sue the government today....That dispute has left some publishers worried they must seek a license to publish works from embargoed countries -- or risk $1 million fines and criminal prosecution, say the plaintiffs, who include author Salman Rushdie. 'It's un-American to ask for permission in advance to publish articles or books,' said Edward Davis, the coalition's lead attorney."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/27/2004 09:54:00 AM.
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.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
