The article discusses legal action taken by publishers against ResearchGate to limit unlicensed paper sharing on networking site. Topics discussed include lawsuit against ResearchGate for copyright infringement by American Chemical Society (ACS) and Elsevier; funding of the firm from venture capital investment and adds Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson agreed with ACS for Sci-Hub's violation of the ACS's copyright and trademark protections.
Reports on the unveiling of a preprint server on the Elsevier Science ChemWeb site. Opinion that this form of publishing is more efficient, democratic and scholarly than the print-journal system; Concern that papers posted online would then be rejected for print publication; Statement that experts believe that the American Chemical Society should make use of the advantages that preprint servers offer.
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2000
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