Re: Electronic publishing

From
Date
Una may be right, but I'd be careful.  I am sure that Elsevier would give
you permission, and so why not ask.  Would save a lot of trouble in the
long run.

>Mark Purnell <map2@leicester.ac.uk> writes:
>
>>I have recently been corresponding with Elsevier about ...
>>incorporating information from [my own] published paper into
>>a web document in much the same way that information would
>>be incorperated into a review paper. ...
>
>Mark,
>
>Whether the source paper belongs to you or not, the doctrine
>of fair use allows you to extract information (which cannot be
>copyrighed) for criticism, commentary, and review.  Hence, it
>would not violate copyright.  And if you ask your publisher as
>a matter of courtesy for permission to do so, and they try to
>intimidate you, then consider dealing with another publisher.
>
>It may be worthwhile to consult with a lawyer who specializes
>in intellectual property and copyright law.  Also, you can get
>some free (!) pointers to relevant legal opinion in Usenet via
>misc.legal.moderated.
>
>
>> it seems that the big boys with a clear vested interest in
>> printed paper are already one step ahead!
>
>Publishers have no vested interest in paper.  It is expensive.
>Their vested interest is in controlling the flow of income, by
>controlling the medium of publication.  At biology conferences
>in the US over the past year, every major commercial publisher
>seems to be showing off electronic versions of their journals.
>Many professional societies are moving in this direction also.
>
>        Una Smith                       una.smith@yale.edu
>
>Department of Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT  06520-8104