1. Who should own scientific papers?
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Bachrach, Steven, Berry, R. Stephen, Blume, Martin, Foerster, Thomas von, Fowler, Alexander, Ginsparg, Paul, Heller, Stephen, Kestner, Neil, Odlyzko, Andrew, Okerson, Ann, Wigington, Ron, and Moffat, Anne
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SCIENCE publishing , *ELECTRONIC publishing , *COPYRIGHT , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
Attempts to answer the question of who should own scientific papers. History of scientific publishing; How electronic communication has effected ways in which results are distributed; The assertion that scientists, administrators, and federal science policymakers must reconsider how results of publicly-funded research are best disseminated; Mentions the United States Copyright Act of 1976; Matching scientific research goals to public policy goals; Articulating the public benefits of research publication.
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- 1998
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