Birgit (Danke!) machte mich auf die Download-Notiz des Börsenvereins zu der Brussels Declaration on STM Publishing aufmerksam. Peter Suber hat es schon sehr treffend1 kritisiert, dem will ich mich gerne anschließen, nur soviel: Wer denkt, die STM-Verleger wollten nun die Gemeinnützigkeit beim Finanzamt beantragen, hat die Mission2 nicht ganz verstanden: Gezielte öffentliche (die nicht-öffentliche Lobbyarbeit läuft parallel) Beeinflussung der EU-Kommission.
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The only reason why authors of scholarly articles need copyright is to assure proper attribution and the integrity of their work. In every other way copyright is an access barrier that limits their audience and impact. Could the publishers be confusing authors of journal articles with authors who earn royalties from their writing?
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The mission of publishers is to maximise the dissemination of knowledge through economically self-sustaining business models. We are committed to change and innovation that will make science more effective. We support academic freedom: authors should be free to choose where they publish in a healthy, undistorted free market