Re: Q 1. on OA

[Peter Banks <pbanks@bankspub.com>]

Only every society publisher. Obviously, societies are non profit 
and invest any net income in research, professional education, 
patient education, standards development, student training and 
development, and other activities that benefit science and 
medicine--far more than using the net income for OA ever would.

Contrary to the perception that society publishing policies are 
dictated by staff publishers, they are in fact under the control 
of member researchers and physicians. OA advocates who are able 
to play well with others, as opposed to issuing press releases 
and declarations, might joint the leadership of societies and 
advance the OA cause. Of course, that would require flexibility 
and compromise, something notably lacking in the followers of the 
messianic brand of OA.

Peter Banks

On 6/16/06 8:24 PM, "Richard Feinman" <RFeinman@downstate.edu> wrote:

> Is there anyone who is opposed to OA who does not benefit financially from
> the current system?
>
> Richard D. Feinman, Professor of Biochemistry