(a fortiori) of free in the Lessig sense of the word.
Jean
* Hélène.Bosc hbosc-tcher...@orange.fr, le 16-11-10, a écrit:
Bernard,
Your worry about orphan works is not mine, because I think it
doesn't prevent to reach OA.
Bonjour Hélène,
well ... you
I am posting this for Chris Zielinski, but please do not continue the
discussion of orphan works on this list. The discussion should be
taken to a library, copyright or discussion list. The AmSci Forum is
dedicated to practical strategies for generating OA for current
research. -- SH
MESSAGE
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Date: Oct 3, 2008 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: Nihil obstat + orphan works
To: Bernard Lang Bernard.Lang -- inria.fr
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 6:28 AM, Bernard Lang Bernard.Lang -- inria.fr wrote:
I did not follow
in the
legislation on orphan works. The main reason is that libraries cannot
give access to digitalized version of many works without permission
from rightholders, who are too often impossible to find.
http://www.cspla.culture.gouv.fr/CONTENU/rapoeuvor08.pdf
As I said in previous mail :
... many scientific
forums
where I usually speak.
for what this is worth :
Of course, no one here can assess whether what I am saying is right,
since my words did not get through.
--
BTW, since I am talking. Is there an interest in orphan works on this
list. I am asking because many scientific publications have
The question of orphan works is interesting and important, but, like so many
interesting and important side-issues (1) it is not central to Open Access,
(2) it risks becoming yet another distraction from Open Access, and (3) if
we can just stay focused on providing Open Access (by self-archiving
2008/4/28 Bernard Lang bernard.l...@inria.fr:
The issue of Orphan Works is more and more discussed in various places.
Questions :
- do you know whether the issue is raised in the context of open-access ?
- where ?
- should it be discussed, and where or how ?
Yes, it should.
(i
