[Open-access] Fwd: My Comments on ICAR's Open Access Policy

Fri May 17 10:30:56 UTC 2013

On 17 May 2013 11:27, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> No - it's a common and very dangerous mistake to assume CC-NC is "good" or
> first step. It has no merits in Open Knowledge. And it is very difficult to
> get rid of once it's established

That's the real danger. Once a change to some form of open has been
made, appetite for further change can easily dissipate, and then
you're left hamstrung by NC indefinitely.

-- Mike.