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Guest Post — The Open Access – AI Conundrum: Does Free to Read Mean Free to Train?

It is time for OA proponents to engage in public debate with academic associations, universities and national funding agencies, because the widespread use of academic content in AI models poses significant risks for the research ecosystem.

  • By Stephanie Decker
  • Apr 15, 2025
  • 15 Comments

Who Is Going to Make Money from Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Communications?

The current uproar over artificial intelligence does not show us what the future of AI will look like, but rather how a human population falls into predictable patterns as it contemplates any new development: we are observing not AI but ourselves observing AI.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Jul 12, 2023
  • 16 Comments

What Can I Do with This? Indicators of Usage Rights in the User Interface

Inconsistency in location/format of usage rights information and CC badges across formats and platforms makes it challenging to discover if/how articles can be reused. @lisalibrarian

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Annika Deutsch
  • May 2, 2023
  • 3 Comments

GitHub is Sued, and We May Learn Something About Creative Commons Licensing

GitHub and Microsoft are being sued for using open source software without creator attribution in alleged violation of open licensing requirements. What implications does this have for the scholarly literature and Creative Commons licenses?

  • By Roy Kaufman
  • Jan 5, 2023
  • 14 Comments

Where Does Enhancement End and Citation Begin?

As more publishers semantically enrich documents, Todd Carpenter considers whether links are the same as citations

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Oct 6, 2021
  • 14 Comments

Guest Post — Why the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy Probably Won’t Work

Shaun Khoo discusses the legal quandaries created by the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy (RRS).

  • By Shaun Khoo
  • Jul 27, 2021
  • 9 Comments

Does It Matter Whose Name Appears After the © When Using Creative Commons?

Authors are increasingly applying Creative Commons licenses to their content, when publishing it via Open Access. But after deciding to use a CC license, does it matter whether copyright is transferred to the publisher or if it is retained by the author. For some reasons, transfer to the publisher might be the right choice.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • May 16, 2017
  • 13 Comments

Rolling Back Gold Open Access in the UK

The UK government’s Business, Innovation and Skills Committee issued a report this week that offers a harsh rebuke to the RCUK’s proposed plans to drive the adoption of Open Access (OA) publishing in scholarly journals.

  • By David Crotty
  • Sep 11, 2013
  • 91 Comments

Interview With Mike Rossner: On Scientific Integrity, Making Research Data Publicly Available and Routes to Open Access

An interview with MIke Rossner, former Director of Rockefeller University Press.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 11, 2013
  • 4 Comments

CC-Bye Bye! Some Consequences of Unfettered Reproduction Rights Become Clearer

Authors should not be surprised when their open access articles show up in surprising places. Is it possible to embrace open access with some restrictions?

  • By Phil Davis
  • May 23, 2013
  • 33 Comments

Don't Miss Another Hour with the Chefs, and Other Highlights — The SSP Annual Meeting in San Francisco

The Chefs are headed to San Francisco for another lively session closing out the SSP Annual Meeting. A range of topics and opinions will serve as dessert for a terrific meeting.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 6, 2013
  • 1 Comment

Open Access — Idealism and Realism Remain Difficult to Reconcile, Survey Says

A survey of multiple scientific and academic domains about open access publishing provides an interesting snapshot, but fails to provide much actionable data as it conflates too many areas into one.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 21, 2013
  • 13 Comments

The RCUK Open Access Policy Is Revised — Complexity, Confusion, and Conflicting Messages Abound

After a great deal of public and political resistance, the RCUK revises its OA policy. Unfortunately, the revisions only highlight the same problems, sow more confusion, and reveal how central the issue of academic freedom is to this approach.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 7, 2013
  • 28 Comments

Licensing Controversy — Balancing Author Rights with Societal Good

The CC-BY license is assumed to be an open access standard, but the situation is complex — for funders, authors, universities, and publishers of all types. Perhaps a less dogmatic approach would serve all parties better.

  • By David Crotty
  • Feb 12, 2013
  • 18 Comments

In Praise of "Double-Dipping" — Fairness, Affordability, Vitality, and Sustainability

By labeling activities that make things affordable and alleviate pressures throughout the system, those who argue against “double-dipping” are not only making things less affordable, but putting forth double-standards.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 29, 2013
  • 5 Comments

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