Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics, Cambridge - Reply from and to Springer « petermr's blog
abernard102@gmail.com 2012-06-07
Summary:
[Use the link to access the full text letter sent by Mr. Wim van der Stelt, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Springer Science+Business Media in reply to the blogger, Mr. Peter Murray-Rust, University of Cambridge, regarding the use and reuse of images by Springer Images.] The blog post opens as follows: “Springer have given an answer to some of my questions – I interleave my comments... ‘>>We have contacted Peter Murray-Rust, a blogger, to discuss Springer Images. Mr Murray-Rust has drawn attention to problems with the www.springerimages.com website and Springer is working flat out to correct them. Mr Murray-Rust has, on his blog (http://blogs.ch.cam.ac.uk/pmr/2012/06/05/springergate-update-from-bettina-goerner-and-some-explanations-i-urge-that-scientific-images-should-be-free-as-in-speech-for-everyone/), made allegations that are untrue and we would like to respond to them...’ If Springer can show to my, and public satisfaction that any of my statements are untrue, then I will retract them...”