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* in our society, there is no way to ''eliminate'' (the right to) commercial usage and profit (or otherwise cancel the power of money): they are granted automatically and cannot be destroyed, | * in our society, there is no way to ''eliminate'' (the right to) commercial usage and profit (or otherwise cancel the power of money): they are granted automatically and cannot be destroyed, so you can only fragment and distribute them as much as possible or needed; | ||
* there are also few legal and technical ways to ensure your work is "owned" forever by its scientific community (i.e. that it stays in the commons), while there are many ways it can become private property of someone to the exclusion of others. | * there are also few legal and technical ways to ensure your work is "owned" forever by its scientific community (i.e. that it stays in the commons), while there are many ways it can become private property of someone to the exclusion of others. | ||
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* Follow the EFF advice on patents: [https://www.eff.org/reclaim-invention/pledge public interest patent pledge]. | * Follow the EFF advice on patents: [https://www.eff.org/reclaim-invention/pledge public interest patent pledge]. | ||
* Keep in mind that most journals have a generic name which cannot be trademarked [citation needed] | * Keep in mind that most journals have a generic name which cannot be trademarked [citation needed] | ||
* Ensure any logo or name is public property, or better nobody's property ([https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Logo#Proposal_and_withdrawal_of_trademark_protection example]). | * Ensure any logo or name is public property, or better nobody's property ([https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_Logo#Proposal_and_withdrawal_of_trademark_protection example]). | ||
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* [https://wiki.code4lib.org/OSS_Directory Free/libre software] | * [https://wiki.code4lib.org/OSS_Directory Free/libre software] | ||
* Interoperability (e.g. [https://openarchives.org/ OAI and OAI-PMH standards]). | * Interoperability (e.g. [https://openarchives.org/ OAI and OAI-PMH standards]). | ||
== References == | == References == |