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The article talks about that second clause almost immediately after mentioning the first. The argument is that Article 27 says authors have a right to copyrigh
by canjobear 11y ago
The article talks about that second clause almost immediately after mentioning the first.
The argument is that Article 27 says authors have a right to copyright, but Elsevier is not the author of the scientific papers. Of course, I'm sure the legal definition of "author" is pretty flexible.
- rayiner 11y agoIt makes no sense to give scientists a material interest (i.e. the right to the financial benefits of something) in their works if you say that nobody else can buy or license that interest. There is no way for them to benefit financially from an interest in a scientific publication if they can't sell or license it to someone else.
- nitrogen 11y agoIs a fully voluntary transaction what's actually happening between scientists and journals in a majority of cases?