[WikiEN-l] JSTOR "Early Journal Content" access

[Carcharoth]

On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at 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.

> Maxwell is ours, see
>
> https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikisource/en/wiki/Wikisource:WikiProject_Royal_Society_Journals

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