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

[Christian Heise]

Turn the argumentation around: So just start with CC-BY and argue that you just test it for one year, if it does not work CC-BY-NC can be an option later.

Always remember: CC-BY-NC is not "open"!

Yours,
Christian

Am 17.05.2013 um 12:47 schrieb Jenny Molloy <jenny.molloy at okfn.org>:

> I would argue that CC-BY has already been shown to be 'safe' by the many large and successful publishers and institutions (inc the World Bank and now UNESCO) that already use CC-BY or a similarly permissive license for most/all their outputs. As far as I know, none of these organisations have felt to the need to move back to a less permissive license, which suggests their experience has not been negative. As Peter mentioned, switching licenses at a later stage is non-trivial and to be avoided.
> 
> +1 also for Mike's point.
> 
> Jenny
> 
> 
> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 11:30 AM, 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.
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