Interesting commentary in NEJM: Copyright and Open Access at the Bedside. John C. Newman and Robin Feldman. N Engl J Med 2011; 365:2447-2449. December 29, 2011.
Entries Tagged as 'Copyright'
“Clinicians and researchers can no longer live in blissful ignorance of copyright. . . “
December 29th, 2011 by Cathy · No Comments
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Copyright and Technology
October 13th, 2009 by Cathy · No Comments
Check out this interesting article on copyright and technology: “100 years of Big Content fearing technology—in its own words” by Nate Anderson. “For the last hundred years, rightsholders have fretted about everything from the player piano to the VCR to digital TV to Napster. Here are those objections, in Big Content’s own words.”
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Intellectual Property vs. Innovation: Time to Abolish Patent and Copyright Laws?
March 10th, 2009 by Cathy · 1 Comment
Two economists at Washington University, Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine, have recently published a book, Against Intellectual Monopoly, which asserts that the “current patent/copyright system discourages and prevents inventions from entering the marketplace. ” Video Press Release Against Monopoly (a blog maintained by Professors Boldrin and Levine)
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Copyrighting Right: How to avoid common copyright violations in scientific presentations and on the Web
November 6th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments
The NIH Catalyst September-October 2008 issue has an interesting article on copyright titled: “Copyrighting Right: How to avoid common copyright violations in scientific presentations and on the Web.” “This article addresses some common misconceptions about copyright and provides resources to help you understand the law. Obtaining permission to use protected material or purchasing rights is not [...]
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Customized Addendum for WU Authors Available
October 24th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments
Are you an author and wish to retain certain rights to your journal article that are not expressly granted by the publisher? One right you may want to retain is to post the peer-reviewed version of your journal article on your laboratory website. Another right is to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy. There is a [...]
Tags:Author Addenda, Author Rights, Authors at WU, Copyright, NIH Public Access Policy, Publishing Models, Support for Authors
Fair Copyright in Research Works Act
September 22nd, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments
The Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (HR6845) was recently introduced. The bill includes a proposal to prohibit federal agencies from requiring a transfer of copyright for a work generated by federal funds. Related Readings: Alliance for Taxpayer Access ARL/ALA/SPARC Memo Copyright Alliance Hearing on the Fair Copyright Research Act, held on 11 September 2008 (video) [...]
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New Slide-Rule for Assessing Copyright Status
July 18th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments
The American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy recently created a slide-rule to help determine if a particular work is copyright protected. Pointing the red arrow to the date of first publication of the work provides information on the copyright status of the work.
Tags:Copyright, Fair Use, Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors, Uncategorized
Warming Up to User-Generated Content
July 3rd, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments
Interesting and thought provoking publication by Edward Lee on user-generated content/Web 2.0 tools and implications for copyright. As noted in the abstract: “The most significant copyright development of the twenty first century has not arisen through any law enacted by Congress or opinion rendered by the Supreme Court. Instead, it has come from the unorganized, informal practices [...]
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Understanding Copyright and Related Rights
May 28th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments
The World Intellectual Property Organization recently issued a guide titled “Understanding Copyright and Related Rights.” The guide is intended to “provide an introduction for non-specialists or newcomers to the subject of copyright and related rights.”
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Publishers Sue Georgia State on Digital Reading Matter
April 16th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments
Interesting article in the New York Times by Katie Hafner. Three prominent academic publishers are suing Georgia State University, contending that the school is violating copyright laws.
