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

Fri May 17 10:39:35 UTC 2013

Accordingly it now changed to CC-BY. See the post
http://oaindia2013.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/comments-to-icar-open-access-policy-draft-2013/

Thanks
Sridhar
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On 17 May 2013 16:00, Mike Taylor <mike at indexdata.com> wrote:
> 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.