[open-bibliography] introduction

Dan Matei dan at cimec.ro
Tue Jun 29 15:11:11 UTC 2010


> -----Original Message-----
> From: open-bibliography-bounces at lists.okfn.org 
> [mailto:open-bibliography-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf 
> Of John Mark Ockerbloom

> 
> If your concern is simply "but somebody else might profit 
> from our own work!"
> my answer is: "Yes. Why is that a problem?  Your users *now* 
> profit, hopefully, from what they learn in your libraries.  
> You don't demand a cut of profits from what they develop as a 
> result of what they read, or demand that they can't 
> commercially use what they learn from your books.  Rather, 
> isn't giving readers access to your materials so that they 
> can 'profit' your *purpose*?"

Right !

Imagine also NC on a public road...

Dan Matei






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