What is the difference between BOAI and other initiatives to make various kinds of digital information free for users?
The BOAI is distinctive in its scope and its insistence on author consent. (1) BOAI focuses specifically on peer-reviewed research literature, and does not apply to software, music, movies, or anything else. (2) For BOAI, free access should depend on author consent, not just user need or desire. For more on the second condition, see our questions about consent and copyright below.
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- Libraries own these books in their collections – shouldn’t the libraries be able to make the digital versions available to users everywhere, for free, just as the books themselves are?
- What is the difference between BOAI and other initiatives to make various kinds of digital information free for users?
- What is the intended impact of BOAI on initiatives to make scholarly literature affordable rather than free?
