There's a good thread on the LibLicense list about the ACS and PubChem. It has some strong criticism of PubChem and many strong rejoinders. I'd forward all the messages to SOAF but there are too many.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/03/2005 05:41:00 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.