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* If you are an author, you generally have no idea who holds the exclusive rights: [https://www.coalition-s.org/blog/exclusive-licence-to-publish-now-heres-a-thing/ in the case of Elsevier], the NC-ND clauses only protect Elsevier, but authors are often misled into thinking otherwise. | * If you are an author, you generally have no idea who holds the exclusive rights: [https://www.coalition-s.org/blog/exclusive-licence-to-publish-now-heres-a-thing/ in the case of Elsevier], the NC-ND clauses only protect Elsevier, but authors are often misled into thinking otherwise. | ||
* As long as no public commercial license exists, somebody can always buy out commercial rights from the authors: maybe some publisher or entity is already doing it secretly or surreptitiously, since [http://wiki.law.miami.edu/commons/ so many copyright contracts are secret]. Or at some point somebody will make an offer which can't be refused and will end up having more rights on the journal than you have. | * As long as no public commercial license exists, somebody can always buy out commercial rights from the authors: maybe some publisher or entity is already doing it secretly or surreptitiously, since [http://wiki.law.miami.edu/commons/ so many copyright contracts are secret]. Or at some point somebody will make an offer which can't be refused and will end up having more rights on the journal than you have. | ||
What are some things to consider when selecting a license for a paper or journal? Some links follow. | What are some things to consider when selecting a license for a paper or journal? Some links follow. |