Who Should Own Scientific Papers?

Steven M. Bachrach, R. Stephen Berry, M. Blume, T. Foerster, Alexander J. Fowler, Paul Ginsparg, Stephen R. Heller, Neil R. Kestner, Andrew Odlyzko, Ann Okerson,

Science · 1998 · 108 citations · 1 references

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Abstract

Electronic publication has changed the relationship between publisher and scientist. This Policy Forum argues, because Federally-supported science is a public good, that authors of works based on such support should retain copyright, and issue licenses to their publishers.

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