Re: The policy of arXiv

Hi all, I think it is relevant to point out that if people who post articles to the Arxiv agree to grant a permanent, _non-exclusive_ right to distribute the article, that means, that if the operators of the Arxiv, whoever they are, decide to sell copies of the database, or individual articles, they won't be entitled to prevent anyone else from distributing the same material for free. So they can't corner the market on the content, in other words. All in all it doesn't seem that big of a concern to me, although certainly worth a thoughtful discussion. It would be nice to hear from Cornell Library about their intentions. Bill Rowan