Blinde Offensive: Die EU macht einen Open-Access-Vorstoß
peter.suber's bookmarks 2018-09-20
Summary:
From Google's English: "The European Research Commission wants to force scientists with sanction threats to publish in Open Access. A headless thrust that plays into the hands of international publishing monopolies....
The European initiative will be enjoyed by major scientific powers such as China and the United States, which are to receive all scientific publications from the EU for free and do not dream of returning the favor. Hopefully, European citizens, who will then have free access to scientific publications that they do not understand and benefit from, will be explained to them....
Open Access is a child of internet culture and a well-oiled lobbying machine, pretending that the Internet has never been commercialized. The latest product is a documentary-backed propaganda film by George Soros-funded Open Society Foundation...."