[open-science] [Open-access] WileyOpenAccess is now CC-BY

Tue Aug 14 14:09:36 UTC 2012

This is fantastic Ross! A very welcome development. :-)

On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Naomi Lillie <naomi.lillie at okfn.org> wrote:
> Great news, Ross! A sign that the hard work you, PMR and others are putting
> in is making a *big* difference :-)
>
>
> On 14 August 2012 14:56, Ross Mounce <ross.mounce at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Just a quick note:
>>
>> Wiley have sent out a press release today to announce that they have
>> changed the licensing conditions of their 'WileyOpenAccess' branded
>> journals.
>> http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/PressRelease/pressReleaseId-104537.html
>>
>> They have now adopted the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence.
>>
>> I and many others have repeatedly pointed out that the label
>> 'WileyOpenAccess' doesn't fit the CC BY-NC license they were previously
>> using. So this is a small but welcome victory for common sense and Open
>> Access.
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Ross
>>
>> Related links:
>> http://ucfagls.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/sometimes-i-am-lost-for-words/ &
>> http://svpow.com/2012/07/03/dear-wiley-please-use-creative-commons-attribution-for-your-open-access-activities/
>>
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>> Ross Mounce
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>> Fossils, Phylogeny and Macroevolution Research Group
>> University of Bath, 4 South Building, Lab 1.07
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