SPARC EuropeNov 13
A six-month embargo might not sound long, unless you’re facing a pandemic, a climate emergency, or an urgent health crisis. Embargoes create unnecessary delays to publicly funded research. Countries should push for #Zeroembargo = immediate access. #OA100 Look at the current situation 👇🧵
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🇩🇪Germany introduced the #SecondaryPublishingRight in Copyright law in 2013. It grants authors the right to make publicly funded science publications (≥50% public) #OpenAccess after a 12-month embargo.
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Sometimes, the embargo period differs by discipline: In Belgium or France, 12 months for HSS, but only 6 months for other fields. ⚖️
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🇳🇱 The #SecondaryPublishingRight in Dutch law allows authors to make short works public free of charge after a "reasonable period". Dutch universities agreed on six months. Look at: https://tinyurl.com/4fbt4vkj
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Open Access in Dutch copyright law (Taverne Amendment) | Open Access