[Air-l] discussion on free papers

[jeremy hunsinger]

i fully support free paper distribution, i even have a server at cddc 
dedicated to eprints that anyone can use to distribute electronic 
prints, aoir members and non members alike. but free and open 
distribution must be the decision of the individual not an obligation 
put on them because they participate in an  organization or attend a 
conference.  i'm not into removing people's freedom to provide free 
papers.  i'm not even into having an organization provide free papers 
if that organization relies on the good will of its members to provide 
those papers without the organization returning something to those 
members in kind.  so i don't support making papers and proceedings 
available to the world,  i don't think we've ever said we would, and i 
don't think it is a good idea institutionally to take over those rights 
and duties involved with intellectual ownership and electronic 
distribution, though it is a great idea for people to do it 
individually, as many members do already.







jeremy hunsinger
jhuns at vt.edu
on the ibook
www.cddc.vt.edu
www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy
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