[open-science] some jump Re: Should scientific text be put in the public domain rather than licensed with CC-BY?

[koltzenburg at w4w.net]

Hi Marius,

> The work can be copyrighted by the author or public domain, but not both. Also, CC0 is only partly a license; first and foremost it's a waiver, and it only uses licensing as a fall-back option.
> 
> In general, these sorts of issues are the sorts of things people need to be educated about if the public domain is to become a normal venue for publishing science.

... so this already a good start - of education for all, I mean ;-)

thanks,
Claudia

> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:33 AM, <koltzenburg at w4w.net> wrote:
> 
> hi Peter, hi all, 
> 
> > The major problem is author apathy. Most hand their rights over without thinking. They jump through absurd hoops to publish in the chosen brand. This is an additonal requirement that they will not understand and will not try to understand.
> 
> well, l tried my best and here we go:
> 
> CTT's first article in the Public Domain published today:
> 
> Gratwohl A.: Theoretical and practical issues of autologous versus allogeneic stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis, http://www.ctt-journal.com/2-6-en-gratwohl-2011jan14.html
> 
> hooray,
> CK
> this time in my role as:
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thanks & cheers, 
Claudia

Best regards, 
Claudia Koltzenburg 
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