There is a letter in yesterday’s The Times by John Sulston and Joseph Stiglitz (both Nobel laureates) about the ownership of science and how it is held back by outdated laws (think about that NPG). I’ll rest my case and let it speak for itself.
The ideal shared by almost all scientists is that science should be open and transparent, not just in its practices and procedures, but so that the results and the knowledge generated through research should be freely accessible to all. There is a broad consensus in the scientific community that such openness and transparency promotes the advancement of science and enhances the likelihood that the benefits of science are enjoyed by all. For more than a hundred years, these principles have been the bedrock of academia and the scientific community.
Hat tip: Open Access News
