My attention has been drawn to the fact that I neglected to mention Paul
Ginsparg when I stated:
"There were only two people who argued forcefully and eloquently for
radically revamping the copyright status and wresting control from
publishers: Barry and Pat Brown."
I stand corrected and somewhat red-faced, particularly since Paul is one of
the originators of the whole concept.
Upon reflection, the reason I didn't think of him in this context is that,
in my own mind, the situation in physics is very different from that in the
biomedical sciences (mainly the influence of a vast "medical-industrial
complex"). I don't want to argue this point here, and I'm sure most will
not agree with me. I only bring it up as a sincere explanation why I didn't
mention Paul in my note about the conference.
Michael Jacobson
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Michael Jacobson, MD, MPH
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Received on Mon Jan 24 2000 - 19:17:43 GMT