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Lawrence Lessig, the Stanford legal scholar known for his work in cyber and copyright law, said Tuesday that he was strongly considering a run for Congress, an announcement that comes a week after Harvard cyberlaw professor John G. Palfrey, Jr. ’94 started a “Draft Lessig” movement to encourage him to seek office. Lessig, who left Harvard Law School for its west coast rival in 2000, has developed a loyal following for his attacks on the American copyright law regime, which he blames for stifling creativity and threatening the development of culture. Since...
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...motion, which passed easily at yesterday’s Faculty meeting, grants Harvard a non-exclusive copyright over all articles produced by any current Faculty member, allowing for the creation of an online repository that would be “available to other services such as web harvesters, Google Scholar, and the like...
Professors can still submit a written request to waive the application of the policy and maintain control of their copyright even if the policy is applied, allowing them to have the articles published in scholarly journals...
...cooperation by the faculty. Many repositories already exist in other universities, but they have failed to get a large proportion of faculty members to submit their articles. The deposit rate at the University of California is 14 percent, and it is much lower in most other places. By mandating copyright retention and by placing those rights in the hands of the institution running the repository, the motion will create the conditions for a high deposit rate. What further sets Harvard’s proposal apart from the others is its opt-out provision. Whereas other repositories depend on faculty opting...