l_raty
laurent raty
In my reading, unfortunately, and even if it may sound like nitpicking, printed copies lodged in libraries don't have the potential to solve the problem.
The Code requires (Art. 8.1.2) that the work be "obtainable, when first issued, free of charges or by purchase". The distribution of a printed item to a fixed and finished circle of recipients, defined by the publisher alone, does not meet this requirement -- even if the recipients are 25 major libraries. If the public cannot subscribe to obtain a copy of the printed item when it is first issued, the printed item will remain unpublished in the sense of the Code, just like the .pdf file.
The Code requires (Art. 8.1.2) that the work be "obtainable, when first issued, free of charges or by purchase". The distribution of a printed item to a fixed and finished circle of recipients, defined by the publisher alone, does not meet this requirement -- even if the recipients are 25 major libraries. If the public cannot subscribe to obtain a copy of the printed item when it is first issued, the printed item will remain unpublished in the sense of the Code, just like the .pdf file.
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