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16/10/2009
Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN) is currently
conducting a survey about the 'Funding of Monographs in the Humanities
and Social Sciences (HSS)'. The survey invites authors/editors, funders
and publishers to estimate how books are currently funded and how this
might be complemented by funding opportunities for Open Access
publishing of books. We welcome you to take part in the survey or to
send it on to others who might be interested. The outcomes of the
survey will support OAPEN in the development and implementation of an
Open Access publication model for peer reviewed academic books in HSS.
01/10/2009
EOS,
EnablingOpenScholarship, was founded in September 2009, as an "information
service and a forum for raising and discussing issues around the mission of
modern universities and research institutions, particularly with regard to the
creation, dissemination and preservation of research findings".
17/09/2009
12/12/2008
Creative Commons is a non-profit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright.
It provides free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share it, remix it, use it commercially, or any combination. CC licenses let people easily change their copyright terms from the default, restrictive "all rights reserved" to a more flexible "some rights reserved."
It provides free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share it, remix it, use it commercially, or any combination. CC licenses let people easily change their copyright terms from the default, restrictive "all rights reserved" to a more flexible "some rights reserved."
11/12/2008
The fact that Google is already able to scan and make use of any book, and can sell full online access to out-of-print books, automatically incentivizes “un-orphaning” a work. Because Google’s use of the book generates profits, which are held by the BRR if unclaimed, rightsholders are encouraged to step forward and claim compensation, even in cases where there would otherwise be no reason to register with collecting agencies like the Copyright Clearance Centre. Unlike ASCAP or BMI, which artists pay to join, writers are essentially paid for identifying themselves with the Registry.
05/12/2008
Google has reached a landmark settlement in a copyright lawsuit launched by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers that could impact the way that copyright law is dealt with online. The deal will see Google exclusively host a platform that will bring millions of books that are currently under copyright to the Internet.
Under the terms of the lawsuit settlement, Google will pay $125 million to establish a Book Rights Registry to settle unresolved claims by authors who have had their copyright violated by Google in the past. Authors of previously indexed works can file with the Book Rights Registry to collect compensation for unauthorized digitalized copies of their work.
