Open Access Wars, part n

Reed Elsevier is criticized for copying content without permission, showing a lack of respect for the scientific community.

Written byRazib Khan
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Reed Elsevier caught copying my content without my permission:

Scientists provide the content for Elsevier's journals. They donate their time to review, and often edit, the articles that appear in the journals. They make up the bulk of the audience for the journals. Yet Elsevier has, time after time, demonstrated a complete lack of respect for scientists and the scientific community. It's not a surprise that they would decide to grab my post, while ignoring my rights to my own material. It's simply another example of where their focus is: intellectual property matters if and only if it's theirs.

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