[SciPy-Dev] TOMS licensing

[Nathaniel Smith]

I think you'd have to look at the language in the actual
contract/copyright transfer agreement the authors signed. (Which might
or might not match anything listed on the website currently.)

-n

On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Joshua Wilson
<josh.craig.wilson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> Recently in https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/2851 we got permission to
> use an algorithm from ACM TOMS--something I didn't know was possible for
> things published before 2013 when they stopped requiring authors to transfer
> their copyright to the ACM. Looking here:
>
> http://authors.acm.org/main.html
>
> I see three options for ACM author rights:
>
> """
>
> Authors have the option to choose the level of rights management they
> prefer. ACM offers three different options for authors to manage the
> publication rights to their work.
>
> (1) Authors who want ACM to manage the rights and permissions associated
> with their work, which  includes defending against improper use by third
> parties, can use ACM’s traditional copyright transfer agreement.
> (2) Authors who prefer to retain copyright of their work can sign an
> exclusive licensing agreement, which gives ACM the right but not the
> obligation to defend the work against improper use by third parties.
> (3) Authors who wish to retain all rights to their work can choose ACM's
> author-pays option, which allows for perpetual open access through the ACM
> Digital Library. Authors choosing the author-pays option can give ACM
> non-exclusive permission to publish, sign ACM's exclusive licensing
> agreement or sign ACM's traditional copyright transfer agreement. Those
> choosing to grant ACM a non-exclusive permission to publish may also choose
> to display a Creative Commons License on their works.
>
> """
>
> In terms of us being able to use TOMS stuff, option (1) is no good and
> option (3) is good. But I can't figure out (2)--the "exclusive license"
> seems to suggest that authors are prohibited from re-licensing so it's no
> good? Can anyone clarify?
>
> I'm interested because there are a couple of other TOMS algorithms for
> special functions (850 and 914) that it would be very nice to not have to
> implement ourselves if the authors give us permission to use them.
>
> - Apologies for the dry email,
> Josh
>
>
>
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