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Treaties — Operation and enforcement of — Effect on existing municipal law — Provisions of criminal law relating to unauthorized sale or reproduction of copyright work — Effect of Universal Copyright Convention, 1951 — Whether protection under Convention can be invoked in absence of proof of cession of author's rights — The law of Argentina.

Several myths about scholarly publishing are described and examined in this article, insofar as the absence of relevant data and space permit. Is it a myth or a fact that the university presses own scholarly publishing or are essential for the continued publication of scholarship? Is it a myth or true that scholarly publishing is in trouble— and, if so, what kind of trouble? Does every well-researched and well-written manuscript have, in fact, an equal chance to be considered and published? The roles of the senior scholar broker, the college traveler and the sponsoring editor are briefly sketched, as well as the connections between publishing decisions and tenure. No conclusions are reached, since the data do not permit objective analysis. However, this article argues that a full-fledged sociology of publishing is badly needed and raises the question of whether "society gets the scholarly publications it is willing to pay for," and what this means.

Mergersm the publishing industry have been criticised as concentrating power in the hands of a few largefirms Peter Curwen, of Sheffield Polytechnic, finds recent take‐overs to be a response to increased competition as the publishing industry wakes up to economic reality Mark Rogers condemns the Net Book Agreement of major UK publishers as a cartelistic device which restricts competition and choice

Contents: Early clandestine publishing, 1795-1980; The Solidarity period, 1980-81; Martial law and after; Audience; The difficulties of clandestine work; Analysis of the literature; Subject matter; The future.

The UBC Library along with many other research libraries is beginning to develop a range of publishing support services for faculty and students. This presentation focuses on new developments and open access trends in scholarly communication and publishing. It was delivered as part of a graduate seminar in the Dept of English on April 2, 2009. ; Library, UBC ; Unreviewed ; Faculty

The rise of open source online journals, free online courses, and other changes in the research and education environment, coined the "academic spring" by some commentators, represents an increasing trend in opening up the rules of access for research. Universities, libraries, publishers and even governments are paying attention to this new movement often referred to with the acronym A2K (access to knowledge).