Author's rights re their publications

Some of you may know that Elsevier recently started sending take down notices to authors and universities regarding posting of articles on Academia.edu (this would no doubt also apply to ResearchGate).

a librarian and an attorney experienced in copyright and technology law - See more at: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/about/#sthash.EaoEZV4H.dpuf

a librarian and an attorney experienced in copyright and technology law - See more at: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/about/#sthash.EaoEZV4H.dpuf

a librarian and an attorney experienced in copyright and technology law - See more at: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/about/#sthash.EaoEZV4H.dpuf

a librarian and an attorney experienced in copyright and technology law - See more at: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/about/#sthash.EaoEZV4H.dpuf

both a librarian and an attorney experienced in copyright and technology law - See more at: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/about/#sthash.EaoEZV4H.dpuf

Both a librarian and an attorney experienced in copyright and technology law, Kevin Smith, from Duke University's Scholarly Communications Office sheds light on this disputed topic in his blog-post : Setting the record straight about Elsevier - well worth reading.

Excerpt: "...............the whole idea of  article 'versions' is artificial.  It has been developed primarily by publishers in order to make a claim that they add substantial value to the final published version, which may or may not be true, depending of the article and the publisher.  Another marketing advantage that publishers get from this fabricated distinction is the ability to claim that they support authors rights and reuse of articles to promote better access which still retaining the ability to slap down authors who use their articles in ways the publishers have not pre-approved. ............."

whole idea of article “versions” is artificial.  It has been developed primarily by publishers in order to make a claim that they add substantial value to the final published version, which may or may not be true, depending on the article and the publisher.  Another marketing advantage that publishers get from this fabricated distinction is the ability to claim that they support author rights and reuse of articles to promote better access, while still retaining the ability to slap down authors who use their own articles in ways the publishers have not pre-approved.  - See more at: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2014/01/28/setting-the-record-straight-about-elsevier/#sthash.NBhaQmbp.WNuYPpkD.dpuf

whole idea of article “versions” is artificial.  It has been developed primarily by publishers in order to make a claim that they add substantial value to the final published version, which may or may not be true, depending on the article and the publisher.  Another marketing advantage that publishers get from this fabricated distinction is the ability to claim that they support author rights and reuse of articles to promote better access, while still retaining the ability to slap down authors who use their own articles in ways the publishers have not pre-approved.  - See more at: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2014/01/28/setting-the-record-straight-about-elsevier/#sthash.NBhaQmbp.WNuYPpkD.dpuf

the whole idea of article “versions” is artificial.  It has been developed primarily by publishers in order to make a claim that they add substantial value to the final published version, which may or may not be true, depending on the article and the publisher.  Another marketing advantage that publishers get from this fabricated distinction is the ability to claim that they support author rights and reuse of articles to promote better access, while still retaining the ability to slap down authors who use their own articles in ways the publishers have not pre-approved.  - See more at: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2014/01/28/setting-the-record-straight-about-elsevier/#sthash.NBhaQmbp.WNuYPpkD.dpuf

the whole idea of article “versions” is artificial.  It has been developed primarily by publishers in order to make a claim that they add substantial value to the final published version, which may or may not be true, depending on the article and the publisher.  Another marketing advantage that publishers get from this fabricated distinction is the ability to claim that they support author rights and reuse of articles to promote better access, while still retaining the ability to slap down authors who use their own articles in ways the publishers have not pre-approved.  - See more at: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2014/01/28/setting-the-record-straight-about-elsevier/#sthash.NBhaQmbp.WNuYPpkD.dpuf

the whole idea of article “versions” is artificial.  It has been developed primarily by publishers in order to make a claim that they add substantial value to the final published version, which may or may not be true, depending on the article and the publisher.  Another marketing advantage that publishers get from this fabricated distinction is the ability to claim that they support author rights and reuse of articles to promote better access, while still retaining the ability to slap down authors who use their own articles in ways the publishers have not pre-approved.  - See more at: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2014/01/28/setting-the-record-straight-about-elsevier/#sthash.NBhaQmbp.WNuYPpkD.dpuf

the whole idea of article “versions” is artificial.  It has been developed primarily by publishers in order to make a claim that they add substantial value to the final published version, which may or may not be true, depending on the article and the publisher.  Another marketing advantage that publishers get from this fabricated distinction is the ability to claim that they support author rights and reuse of articles to promote better access, while still retaining the ability to slap down authors who use their own articles in ways the publishers have not pre-approved.  - See more at: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2014/01/28/setting-the-record-straight-about-elsevier/#sthash.NBhaQmbp.WNuYPpkD.dpuf