Access Quote by Aaron Swartz
“The Open Access Movement has fought valiantly to ensure that scientists do not sign their copyrights away but instead ensure their work is published on the Internet, under terms that allow anyone to access it.”
About This Quote
Source Essay: The Open Access Movement, 2004
The movement fights to keep scientific work freely available online, preventing authors from losing control of their copyrights.
In simple terms: Ensuring free public access to scientific research.
Support open access publishing.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- academic publishing
- research funding
- policy advocacy
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Should authors retain full copyright?
- How to fund open access?
Balancing author incentives with public access.