Why Open Access is a moral imperative

i hav riten about it befor, but here is som mor i came acros.
Found via:
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130117/03040821712/scientist-explains-why-putting-research-behind-paywall-is-immoral.shtml

For general public:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2013/jan/17/open-access-publishing-science-paywall-immoral
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=417576&c=1
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jul/15/free-access-british-scientific-research

Background material for the curious:
Blog series:
http://svpow.com/2009/06/01/choosing-a-journal-for-the-neck-posture-paper-why-open-access-is-important/
http://svpow.com/2011/09/29/researchers-stop-doing-free-work-for-non-open-journals/
http://svpow.com/2011/10/17/collateral-damage-of-the-non-open-reviewing-boycott/
http://svpow.com/2012/01/30/what-is-a-private-sector-research-work/
http://svpow.com/2012/03/30/my-rcuk-submission/
http://svpow.com/2012/05/17/see-this-is-why-publishers-irritate-me-so-much/
http://svpow.com/2012/05/18/publishers-versus-everyone/
http://svpow.com/2012/10/16/publish-means-make-public-paywalls-are-the-opposite-of-publishing/

Other:
http://drvector.blogspot.dk/2007/02/reason-317-to-be-depressed-journal.html
http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/journal.html
http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=911

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