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Re: Libraries may digitize books without permission, EU top court rules

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On 2014-09-13 21:57, polygonum wrote:
> You are right about UK public-funded research - and I think the same
> might apply to the USA.

IIRC the US has had mandatory open-access publishing for a while now.

> Other than that, the publishers seem simply to keep increasing the
> costs. And much of the current relevant research appears to be happening
> within a few pharmaceutical companies for they have seen some possible
> inroads to the development of medicines with much wider interest and
> greater profits. Many of the papers written by those researchers will
> never see the light of day at all.

Are you friendly enough with your GP that he or she will get you copies
of the articles you want? Some of them may be close enough to the
pharmaceutical companies to get their research too, though I'd be wary
of pharma-funded research, even if it has been peer-reviewed.

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Libraries may digitize books without permission, EU top court rules Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-09-13 13:13 +0000
  Re: Libraries may digitize books without permission, EU top court rules Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-09-13 17:27 +0100
    Re: Libraries may digitize books without permission, EU top court   rules polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-09-13 20:18 +0100
      Re: Libraries may digitize books without permission, EU top court   rules Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-09-13 21:43 +0100
        Re: Libraries may digitize books without permission, EU top court     rules polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-09-13 21:57 +0100
          Re: Libraries may digitize books without permission, EU top court     rules Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-09-13 23:14 +0100

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