MEMS colleges,

I recently sent a note to Bill Hagen, Manager of IEEE Copyrights & Trademarks,
asking him if it was ok to put a postscript version of my IEEE publications on
the net.

He said that it is fine as long as I include the appropriate copyright/credit
line and paragraph that he has given in his message below.

His note answers some nagging questions about the legality of making journal
papers freely available on the net.

I am in the process of getting similar statements from the Transducers
Foundation, and the Electrochemical Society. There are many other publishers
that should be consulted but I won't get their information/policy until I have
a need for it. If someone already has a copy of this kind of statement from
other publishers, please send me a note. I will compile all the information and
make it available on the net at:

http://www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu/archive/copyright_info.txt

The first impression of most people is that publishers will NOT allow the free
distribution of on-line versions of papers published in their periodicals. Be
this as it may, it is apparent that the IEEE does not feel this way. After
speaking to a representative of Elsevier I believe they have a similar attitude
(I am still waiting for an official letter).

-Jack

PS - Wouldn't it be great if MEMS conferences published their proceedings and
technical digests on-line? It sure would make it easier to get a copy of a
paper in the proceedings since _very_ few libraries get copies of the
proceedings. Oh well, one step at a time.

Forwarded message:
] From w.hagen@ieee.org Tue Apr 18 09:47:52 1995
] X-Sender: whagen@mail.ieee.org
] Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 12:16:35 -0400
] To: j.judy@ieee.org
] From: w.hagen@ieee.org (Bill Hagen)
] Subject: Your recent letter
]
] Dear Mr. Judy,
]
] I am writing in response to your letter of March 12.  I'm sorry that I have
] not been able to get back to you before now, but there has been a host of
] large and small fires to put out recently that have demanded my full
attention.
]
] You are interested in putting a postscript version of your submitted paper
] up on your Web home page.  I assume you have prepared your own postscript
] version of your paper, since a decision on accepting your paper hasn't been
] made yet.  I have no objection to your posting your paper on your home page
] as long as the following copyright/credit line appears prominently on the
] first page and/or screen of the reprinted paper, with the appropriate
] details filled in:
]
]      Copyright (c) 199X Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
] Reprinted, with permission, from [all relevant journal info].
]
]      This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE.
]      Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE
]      endorsement of any of [company]'s products or services.
]      Internal or personal use of this material is permitted.
]      However, permission to reprint/republish this material for
]      advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new
]      collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained
]      from the IEEE by sending a blank email message to
] info.pub.permission@ieee.org.
]
]      By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions
]      of the copyright laws protecting it.
]
] Please feel free to write again if there is anything else you should like to
] discuss.
]
]
] Sincerely,
]
] Bill Hagen, Manager
] IEEE Copyrights & Trademarks
] IEEE Service Centerppppp
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