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Open access for development: a battle not yet won

Open access for development: a battle not yet won

Restrictions (in scientific publishing, A.N.) not only affect scientists but also science journalists. For journalists, open access to science needs to be complemented by open access to scientists. Yet there are still too many obstacles to the free flow of scientific information — from rapacious publishers to restrictive intellectual property laws and unsympathetic research institutions. The battle for the acceptance of science journalists and communicators as key players in the development field, and for free access to scientific information, is far from over.

New patent aims to put restrictions on students sharing textbooks.

New patent aims to put restrictions on students sharing textbooks.

The new patent by Joseph Henry Vogel, Professor of Economics, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, has been granted this week. The patent stands for a web-based system and method to capture and distribute royalties for access to copyrighted academic texts by preventing unauthorized access to discussion boards.

A system and method for preventing unauthorized access to copyrighted academic texts is provided in which trademark licenses, discussion boards, and grade content are integrated into a web-based system that aligns the interests of teaching professionals, students, and publishers while also enhancing the overarching academic mission to create and disseminate knowledge.