On 21 May 2014 23:58, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 21 May 2014 21:25, Lane Rasberry <l...@bluerasberry.com> wrote:
>
>> Despite what the museum director says in the press release, they are not
>> providing images in accord with "open access" principles as they forbid
>> reuse in commercial publications, like school textbooks.
>
> Well, arguably they are, barely. "Green open access" in scientific journals
> includes NC licenses. It's far short of being proper "free content", as you
> note.

Indeed - Green OA is simply the right to make available for reading
(and usually in fairly constrained circumstances). Direct reuse
doesn't enter into it.

"Open access" is a very multifaceted term. :-)

-- 
- Andrew Gray
  andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk

_______________________________________________
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines
Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, 
<mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Reply via email to