[Christoph Bruch]

Thanks Enrique for this prompt answer!
The legal situation seems to be quite similar to that in Germany.
For the time being I do not need more detailed information.
Thanks again tis was very helpful.
Regards,
Christoph
Christoph Bruch
Helmholtz Association
Helmholtz Open Science Coordination Office
W: http://oa.helmholtz.de
M: +49 (0)151 14 09 39 68
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Von: Enrique Alonso García [mailto:***@***.***-estado.es]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 4. August 2015 19:32
An: bruch; ‘RDA/CODATA Legal Interoperability IG’
Betreff: RE: [rda-legalinterop-ig] green road
Good question indeed !!
Almost all non-exclusive institutional (or employer) rights are based on
Section 205(e) of the Copyright Act which provides that a prior
nonexclusive license evidenced in a writing signed by the right holder
prevails over a subsequent conflicting transfer of copyright ownership, It
is disputed if the prior grant of non exclusive rights needs to be in
writing and courts have said no, if it is specific enough (in comparison
with exclusive rights prior institutional grants). So prevalence over
pubisher rights, or other later exclusive rights transfers, is clear.
But the Act remains silence as to which are the rights of the Publisher if
no notice is given about this preexisting non-exclusive right. Most policys
and licenses assert the lack of liability of the institution itself and
strongly recommend (and even have written models of recommended addenda) the
autor to notify (and include the adenda) in the publishing contract. But
what damages (statutory or actual) might the Publisher ask from the autor if
the previous policy or lcense to the institution is not disclosed, remains a
judicial case by case issue. It also depends on what is the content of
policy or license (e.g. if it simply documents fair use, then there are no
publisher rigts).
If I have some time I´ll look for case law.
Beware. This is very tentative and comes up from the top of my head.
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De: christoph.bruch=***@***.***-groups.org
[christoph.bruch=***@***.***-groups.org] En nombre de bruch
[***@***.***] Enviado el: martes, 04 de agosto de 2015
17:05
Para: ‘RDA/CODATA Legal Interoperability IG’
Asunto: [rda-legalinterop-ig] green road
Dear All,
I’ve got a question that is not related to research data but copyright
protected publications.
Some research organisations advocate granting non-exclusive rights of a work
to the employer before transferring exclusively copyright to a publisher
thus ensuring the green road can be used without the need to get the
publisher consent.
According to my understanding of German copyright law this would only work
if the author would inform the publisher about the previously granted rights
as this impairs the exclusivity the exclusive transfer.
Without the prior notice the author risks being sued by the publisher.
Is the legal situation different in the US?
Regards,
Christoph
Christoph Bruch
Helmholtz Association
Helmholtz Open Science Coordination Office
W: http://oa.helmholtz.de
M: +49 (0)151 14 09 39 68
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