[Open-access] [open-science] CC-BY

[Klaus Graf]

I cannot see the NSA context of CC-BY, sorry.

There was no copyright in the middle ages and a lot of fruitful plagiarism.
May I remember to my thoughts at

http://jlsc-pub.org/jlsc/vol1/iss1/5/

CC-BY-ND blocks translations and other derivative works.

CC-BY-NC blocks scholarly use in commercial context e.g. use in the most
(commercial) e-journals.

Klaus Graf


2013/9/3 Heather Morrison <Heather.Morrison at uottawa.ca>

> This argument appears to reflect a position of technological determinism
> which I reject - the idea that we are helpless to do anything but adapt to
> advancing technology. The key problem with this argument is that it is we
> humans that create the technology, and we have the ability to shape it.
>
> Another example of this kind of argument that people are thankfully
> beginning to question, is the idea that now that we have the internet it is
> ridiculous to think that there is any notion of privacy and the
> accompanying idea that society both can and does accept this.
>
> Snowden's revelations of NSA surveillance are such a good illustration of
> the dangers of this loss of privacy that people are beginning to take
> notice and say that yes, we do want privacy in the online environment.
> Humans are not helpless with respect to this technology; we created it, and
> we can shape it future.
>
> This perspective is essential to the work of advocates for open access,
> open science, a free and open internet. We work for this (I think) because
> we perceive this as a desirable potential of the internet, and we do not
> believe that this potential will be achieved by sitting back and watching
> the technology unfold, but rather because we think action is both necessary
> and desirable.
>
> If you're interested in the social shaping of technology, you might want
> to read some of Andrew Feenberg, e.g. Questioning Technology or
> Transforming Technology.
>
> ~ my two bits ~ thoughts?
>
> Heather Morrison
>
>
> On 2013-09-03, at 10:48 AM, Luke Winslow wrote:
>
> > This kind of thing has been happening for a while. It is a natural
> consequence of open licenses. Wikipedia has been re-packaged and sold many
> times. While I can't find an example, popular open source software has
> fallen prey from time to time, being repackaged and sold to uninformed
> consumers who don't realize there are cost-free versions available.
> >
> > I would argue this new world requires more of the consumer. Be savvy. Do
> a little google research. There's no going back to simpler times, the
> complexity is here to stay.
> >
> > -Luke
> >
> > On 2013-09-03 9:08 AM, Klaus Graf wrote:
> >> http://blogs.ubc.ca/chendricks/2013/08/31/troubling-open-access-cc-by/
> >>
> >> Thoughts?
> >>
> >> Klaus Graf
> >>
> >>
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