http://science.okfn.org/2010/09/13/bmc-and-plos-all-the-data-is-cc-by-enjoy/ Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:41:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 http://science.okfn.org/2010/09/13/bmc-and-plos-all-the-data-is-cc-by-enjoy/#comment-15 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:41:22 +0000 http://science.okfn.org/?p=33#comment-15 […] Open Science Working Group Skip to content HomeAbout ← BMC and PLoS: All the data is CC-BY. Enjoy! […]

]]> http://science.okfn.org/2010/09/13/bmc-and-plos-all-the-data-is-cc-by-enjoy/#comment-8 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:50:48 +0000 http://science.okfn.org/?p=33#comment-8 Heather – I’m confused by the CC-BY licensing of data. As the BMC response seems to point out, most of the data is likely not eligible for copyright protection, and so isn’t the application of a license that is based on the assertion of copyright problematic? If I reuse such CC-BY “licensed” data under a jurisdiction in which the data isn’t copyrightable, and in which the CC-BY license hence doesn’t apply, under which terms am I then reusing the data? I think publishers can’t really skirt this question.

]]> http://science.okfn.org/2010/09/13/bmc-and-plos-all-the-data-is-cc-by-enjoy/#comment-6 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:30:09 +0000 http://science.okfn.org/?p=33#comment-6 […] is a summary of our initial enquiry (tweaked repost from my personal blog).  Stay tuned (ok, click here) to read about the publisher […]

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