Scholarly Communications Licence

peter.suber's bookmarks 2017-07-07

Summary:

"PA [Publishers Association] members are deeply concerned about a proposal from a scholarly communications working group to introduce a new model licence within HEIs. The SCL would give the implementing university a non-exclusive licence to make work open access on publication, in conflict with any green open licence in place with a publisher, and with an option for a researcher to secure a waiver from the HEI should the publisher require it. 

Principal concerns are the significant administrative burden on researchers, institutions and publishers that could arise as waivers are requested; a conflict with UK policy on OA; the way the SCL seeks immediate non-commercial re-use rights for all UK research outputs; and the potential limit it places on the choice of researchers over where to publish. ..."

Link:

https://www.publishers.org.uk/activities/copyright-ip/scholarly-communications-licence/

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Tags:

oa.new oa.pa oa.uk-scl oa.debates oa.publishers oa.uk oa.hei oa.copyright oa.rights-retention

Date tagged:

07/07/2017, 10:17

Date published:

07/07/2017, 06:17