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		<title>The moral right to distribute your own publications online</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago several academics commented (on facebook) on the state of our publication rights. It seems that the author comes up with an innovative idea for an article or a book, puts together a number of applications for funding or funds his/her own research, s/he struggles to find the evidence usually in distant countries, catalogues the available material, writes several drafts of the article, presents several papers in conferences. All in the space of five to ten years. Eventually, a publisher appears willing to undertake the task of publishing the Work. The author usually does not see a penny from this publication, unless the book is a popular one (which does not happen very often). At the same time, the publisher reserves every right to distribute the work. The author is not allowed to reproduce online any of his/her publications, unless s/he receives the explicit permission of the publisher. A permission that is almost never forthcoming, because of the alleged loss of income the publisher will suffer. This is certainly a problematic situation, especially in view of the new available online platforms; academia.edu being one of them, and google scholar being the other. These two outlets could transform the world of publication, literally over night, if all authors decide to upload their papers and books. These are two well known and respected platforms that all academics use in order to communicate the results of their work to other researchers, if not to the public. However, they do not seem to have the legal right to do so. Several publishers are forcing us to sign contracts that do not allow us to distribute our work in an electronic form. And my question is: Even if we lose the legal right of our intellectual property, do we still have a moral right of ownership? And I do not mean the moral right described by British copyright law, which gives us the paternity of the manuscript and ensures proper citations. Instead, I mean the broader ability to present our research to the world, who (after all) pays for it in advance of its publication.]]></description>
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