tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post3298885816079339400..comments2023-10-11T03:43:28.302-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Science Librarian: The PRISM Coalition: Partnership for Research Integrity in Science and MedicineJohn Dupuishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829396649299444557noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post-46383745459476272222007-12-25T11:56:00.000-05:002007-12-25T11:56:00.000-05:00The PRISM Coalition appears to be little more than...The <A HREF="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Partnership_for_Research_Integrity_in_Science_and_Medicine" REL="nofollow">PRISM Coalition</A> appears to be little more than a way for the <A HREF="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Chemical_Society" REL="nofollow">American Chemical Society</A> to hide attempts to undermine Open Access from ACS membership.<BR/><BR/>Certainly the leaders of the executive council at the Association of American Publishers are made up of ACS executives such as <A HREF="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brian_Crawford" REL="nofollow">Brian Crawford</A>.<BR/><BR/>And we all know that people like ACS CEO, <A HREF="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Madeleine_Jacobs" REL="nofollow">Madeleine Jacobs</A>, are very interested in protecting their bonuses which are tied to publishing profits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post-87234678641371576242007-08-29T09:15:00.000-04:002007-08-29T09:15:00.000-04:00Yeah, thanks for the link about the Getty images.T...Yeah, thanks for the link about the Getty images.<BR/><BR/>The hypocrisy is breathtaking. It just reinforces that all they care about is the money.John Dupuishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829396649299444557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post-14712870677009060882007-08-29T08:43:00.000-04:002007-08-29T08:43:00.000-04:00Not to mention that as of yesterday morning 100% o...Not to mention that as of yesterday morning 100% of PRISM's homepage images were infringed from Getty Images, showing the watermark which indicates that they were not paid for.<BR/><BR/>http://www.itgumbo.com/mumbogumbo/2007/08/hypocrisy_scandals_shock_inter.php<BR/><BR/>Of course, by yesterday afternoon they were paid for and attributed. But it's interesting that protecting the rights of authorship is only important when it serves their own economic interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com