Open Science 

and Copyright

@g_fra

Gwen Franck, Open Access Programme Coordinator EIFL and Regional Coordinator Creative Commons Europe

https://slides.com/gwen/open-science 

 

"Caution Tape" by Eugene Zemlyanskiy on Flickr CC BY 

I am not a lawyer ... (not even a researcher )

Talking points : 

  • Open Science : why, how 
  • Current state of OS
  • What are researchers talking about? 
    • FAQ
  • What can you do to promote OS, OA?
    • Lead the way!
    • Celebrate the public domain!
    • What are other libraries and GLAMs doing? 

Open Science refresh (what & how)

Summary

  • Journal subscription prices are unsustainable for research institutions
    • no more TINA: Digitization has changed scientific publishing
    • Publishing is not necessarily costless but current system is not fair
  •  Not only "Free to read" but reuse rights are crucial as well
  • Biggest impediments: 
    • current scientific practices
    • misunderstandings about OA

Open Science: the basics

  • Open Access to publications
    • Open Access Journals
    • Deposit in archive
  • Open Research Data 
    • stand-alone and underlying publications
    • can be published/archived 
  • accessibility is not the same as reusability 
    • user/reader rights? 
    • who retains the author's rights?
    • technical format?
    • archiving rights? 
    • different levels of openness

Open Science is about more than access

http://5stardata.info/en/ by Tim Berners-Lee

Open Science refresh (why)

Research does no longer exclusively happen behind university walls

All icons found on The Noun Project

And Civil Society has an

interest as well!

All icons found on The Noun Project
"No access" by Lukas Benc on Flickr, CC BY-ND

You don't need to be a copyright expert to know that the current system is not optimal for the distribution of information ...

Existing copyright regulation is not  adapted to the reality 

  • multiple authors in different countries
  • multiple jurisdictions
  • data mining
  • crowd sourced science
  • various Open Access policies
  • Wikipedia ...
  • social media
  • parodies
  • Freedom of Panorama
  • translations
  • civil society
  • ...

Every scientist/teacher/librarian/museum employee/... should be able to conduct work without fearing accidental breaks of copyright

 

QUIZ!

Formula cannot be (c), but it could be patented

"American soldiers watch as the Tricolor flies from the Eiffel Tower again" via Wikimedia

Although France does not have 'Freedom of Panorama', the Eiffel Tower dates from 1889 and is PD.  This specific picture is PD as well because: "This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code"

“The Eiffel Tower, built in 1889, falls within PD
Daytime views from the Eiffel Tower are rights-free.
However, its various illuminations are subject to author’s rights as well as brand rights. Usage of these images is subject to prior request from theSociété d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel"

http://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-eiffel-tower-image-and-brand/image-rights-the-eiffel-tower-brand.html


“In accordance with legislation, usage rights for the image of the Atomium would naturally extend to 1st January 2076, in other words, the seventieth anniversary of André Waterkeyn's death" http://www.atomium.be

"Elgin Marbles east pediment" by Andrew Dunn on Wikimedia CC BY-SA 2.0

Although the work is PD, the picture can be (c) because of the level of originality

Text

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, on Project Gutenberg (public domain)

(c) Disney Corporation, but the fairytale is Public Domain!

In an ideal world ...

"Some rights reserved'

4 building blocks

Two additional legal tools

Don't forget:

Make sure the license you use allows for the re-use you want!

 

Frequently asked questions

Open Access is illegal/a copyright infringement

  • not if you do it right! 

Open Access equals low quality research

  • Open Access = providing access to research
    • not: no peer review
    • not: low quality journals
    • not: stealing work from others

I am afraid others will steal my idea

I am afraid others will profit from my work

  • the benefits of 'open' exceed the benefits of remaining closed
  • open = putting a timestamp on it ! 
  • re-use can enhance the original 

I don't know where I can find Open Acces Journals

There are no good OA journals in my field

OA journals are fraudulent

The journal I want to publish in does not offer an Open Access option

I don't have the author rights to provide Open Access

  • Open Access does not equal Open Access publishing!
  • Almost all publishers allow deposit in a repository (sometimes after an embargo) 
  • Negotiate with your publisher! 

Open Access is expensive

I cannot pay Open Access fees

 

  • Plenty of journals don't ask for publishing fees or they are very low or they can be waived upon request
  • APCs can be reimbursed by your funder

I don't know where to archive/deposit my materials

 

Putting images in the public domain will remove revenue from my organisation

What can you do? 

What can libraries/institutions do? 

  • information and advice

    • blog, social media

    • contact point (e-mail address)

    • translate materials (see for example fosteropenscience.eu

    • Participate in events such as open access week, open education week, public domain day

    • Identify local champions: http://openscholarchampions.eu  

 

 

Inform and Lead By Example!

  • Advocate for open policies
  • Inform and lead by example!

    • make all your own publications and data openly accessible

    • expand/highlight the public domain

    • use public domain/openly licensed materials when possible! 

Further reading:

"Open Science and copyright" by Gwen Franck is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except otherwise noted.

Thank you!

Open Science

By gwen

Open Science

As presented in Vilnius, March 29-30

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