On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Julian Oliver <jul...@julianoliver.com> wrote: > This is JSTOR going 'freeware' rather than Free Software. In the programming > domain it's comparable to source code that is technically open for reading yet > disallows modification or redistribution.
This is absolutely the case, but at the same time— claims, never heard by big names negotiating with jstor before, that they were planning it all along notwithstanding— it does show sensitivity to negative attention. That some change can be made, even if it's just pretextual, is important. Likewise, while getting the right TOS does matter, access itself is the most important thing. Lets see them prosecute someone for violating their TOS when they execute their rights over public domain works— that would be the kind of unambiguously frivolous litigation which would create the kind of outrage needed to topple the whole thing. > A great way to channel any despair from Aaron's death is to encourage peers to > publish openly. Agreed. -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
