Richard Poynder über Open Access in Deutschland

http://poynder.blogspot.com/2010/02/germany-plans-enquiry-into-digital.html

Ein ausführlicher Beitrag, ausgehend von der geplanten Kommission für das Internet, der auch den Heidelberger Appell behandelt. Pflichtlektüre!

Zitat: [T]here is as yet little consensus on how to resolve the conundrum that lies at the heart of the Internet Question: Is it wise, or even possible, for governments to continue supporting the attempts of commercial organisations to impose their traditional business models on the fundamentally different landscape of the Internet, particularly when doing so threatens to stifle innovation, erode civil rights, and alienate the public, civil society and non-commercial interest groups like the science and education sector?

But for the moment it appears that no government is prepared to think the unthinkable, and prioritise the rights of ordinary citizens over the interests of business.

It seems, therefore, that the Enquete Commission will prove no less controversial than all the other enquiries, commissions and reports that have tried to square the circle.

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