[Buddha-l] Useful for Enlightenment?

[jkirk]

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[mailto:buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Alberto
Todeschini
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 3:26 PM

The lawyer also mentioned that frequently the terms are
negotiable, hence there is something we can do about it.

In case you don't know, academic publishing companies with deep
pockets have been lobbying hard governments in the US and EU to
maintain the status quo against open access.
Best,

Alberto Todeschini
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 Alberto,

The contract terms are also theoretically "negotiable" with
university (as well as with commercial) presses,  but the reality
is that they are every bit as non-cooperative as the commercial
outfits. In fact, commercial publishers often offer advances, if
they want your work badly enough; university presses rarely offer
advances.

Regards,
Joanna