Re: Indirectly related to the Texaco decision

Eugene Volokh wrote:
>
>I've recently read a paper that argues that paper research
>journals are not long for this world. It seems rather well-reasoned
>and provides some good examples.
>
> Only tangentially related to copyright, I realize; but the Texaco
>decision might soon become a good deal less significant (at least in
>terms of total dollar amount) for the research journals which bred
>it, as the cost of journals falls.

I think it is more than tangentially related to Texaco. In my view, the Texaco decision is a pyrrhic victory for the publishers as it will only serve to accelerate the trend away from print journals to electronic journals.

Professor Charles Oppenheim
Dept. of Information Science,
University of Strathclyde.
Glasgow G1 1XH
Tel 041-552-4400; Fax 041-553-1393; e mail charles[_at_]dis.strath.ac.uk Received on Thu Dec 01 1994 - 12:00:02 GMT