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Here are 5 images from SpringerImages to give an idea of the breadth of coverage. Note that none of these are “scientific” – graphs, etc. All are copyrighted by Springer (in some form). I do not believe any of the … Continue reading →

Five days ago I wrote to Springer about violations of copyright on their site, SpringerImages. Since then I have documented everything on this blog and those who want to know more details can read recent blogs. I have made it … Continue reading →

Springer have given an answer to some of my questions – I interleave my comments   SpringerOpen 5:26 PM (edited)  –  Public Springer Statement on Springer Images5 June 2012 >>We have contacted Peter Murray-Rust, a blogger, to discuss Springer Images.  … Continue reading →

I have been contacted by Bettina Goerner, Springer Science+Business Media, Manager Open Access who rang me to discuss Springer’s position and explanation. We agreed that everything she and I said was on the record. I said that I would prefer … Continue reading →

I have communicated with Wikip(m)edia over the apparent systematic relicensing and relabeling of their content into “SpringerImages”. It’s fair to say that the individuals I have heard from are seriously upset. The action is clearly a breach of copyright and … Continue reading →

I am randomly browsing through SpringerImages (springerimages.com) which offer images for sale for commercial purposes. I have no idea what is in there (and some of it is VERY badly indexed – images which relate to “in the same article” … Continue reading →

Here’s another “technical bug” from Springer. Rebadging of PLoS content as “Springer Images”, under CC-NC and for re-sale. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auric_Goldfinger said: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.” There are too many different sources to assume … Continue reading →

In my last post I described how Springer Images had taken all my CC-BY image content from J. Cheminformatics and relabelled it as THEIR content and forbidden commercial re-use except under Springer terms. Springer and BMC say this was a … Continue reading →

I thought that Springer were among the more reputable of the major publishers when it comes to Open Access and authors’/readers’ rights but I am now disillusioned. Two days ago I searched for one of my images published in the … Continue reading →

John Wilbanks and others have been campaigning to the White House (https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/require-free-access-over-internet-scientific-journal-articles-arising-taxpayer-funded-research/wDX82FLQ ) to Require free access over the Internet to scientific journal articles arising from taxpayer-funded research.   Today we got them – after 2 weeks of campaigning. John … Continue reading →