OUP wants me to pay for my own Open Access article
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| The journal wishes to charge me 48 USD to:
|
| * USE MY OWN ARTICLE
| * ON WHICH I HOLD COPYRIGHT
| * FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES (TEACHING)
|
| The journal is therefore
|
| * SELLING MY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
| * WITHOUT MY PERMISSION
| * AGAINST THE TERMS OF THE LICENCE (NO COMMERCIAL USE)
|
| I am lost for words...
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http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/?p=529
Some people *do* get it. Information/knowledge, just like software shouldn't
necessarily become a commodity.
Google Custom Search
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| Guha was able to help me understand the significance of the recent
| announcement with the Hewlett Foundation of the Open Educational Resources
| search portal.
|
| [...]
|
| For example, a MIT implementation of the OE Search portal could choose to
| boost mit.edu sites, providing higher visibility for MIT's OpenCourseWare
| offerings.
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http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/09/custom_search_d.html
Related and very recent:
7 Reasons Why Microsoft is DOOMED!
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| Now, in 2007, the concept of software as a commodity is rapidly wearing off
| again. Today, it’s all about the service and maintenance - something that
| Microsoft isn’t prepared to deal with.
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http://www.askreamaor.com/microsoft-and-windows/reasons-why-microsoft-is-doomed/
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