On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:
I read the FAQ and noticed this:
"Making the Early Journal Content freely available is something we have planned to do for some time. It is not a direct reaction to the Swartz and Maxwell situation, but recent events did have an impact on our planning."
Anyone know what that is about?
Swartz:
Thanks. I thought I recognised the name. I know that name primarily from the "Who Writes Wikipedia" article. As for this story and escapade, well, you just couldn't make it up, could you? Reads like a spy thriller, but with doses of reality such as getting caught.
Maxwell is ours, see
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikisource/en/wiki/Wikisource:WikiProject_Royal...
I don't see the connection with Maxwell.
I corresponded personally with Jstor, but could not get anyone at the Wikimedia foundation to discuss material in the public domain with them. They seem to have gone ahead and made a commitment to make material that is in the public domain available. I haven't tried to make of copy of anything yet; however, they have terms of service conditions which seem to allow only access, not reuse.
I thought there was something in that FAQ on redistribution. Maybe have another look?
Carcharoth