In a recent posting, Stevan Harnad wrote: "The goal is to free the refereed literature for one and all online. That is what self-archiving does."
I am correct in assuming, I take it, that this "freeing" of the academic literature also "frees" it from certain copyright restrictions and, in particular, allows such articles to be downloaded, printed, and distributed by academics to own students at the cost of printing, that is, allows non-profit educational uses of this literature without permission. This matter is seldom, if ever mentioned, on the list...but anything less does not free the literature. Regards Alan Story Alan Story Kent Law School University of Kent Canterbury Kent U.K CT2 7NS. [email protected] 44 (0)1227 823316
