Revisiting - The Tyranny of Unintended Consequences: Richard Poynder on Open Access and the Open Access Movement - The Scholarly Kitchen

"A week ago [18 November 2019], Richard Poynder, a well-known and widely respected observer of the scholarly communication ecosystem whose blog Open and Shut? is generally considered a must-read source on the topic, published an extensive commentary on the current state and future prospects of both open access (OA) and the open access movement. Titled “Open Access: Could Defeat Be Snatched from the Jaws of Victory?,” it is an important contribution to the ongoing discussion of the future of scholarly communication...."