On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)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:
http://tech.mit.edu/V131/N30/swartz.html
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.
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