Comments on: Proprietary Software: You don’t own your data anymore http://thebookpile.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/proprietary-software-you-dont-own-your-data-anymore/ Libraries and Free/Open Source Software Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Peter http://thebookpile.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/proprietary-software-you-dont-own-your-data-anymore/#comment-25 Peter Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:00:17 +0000 http://thebookpile.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-25 Just to clarify what is said in the second paragraph: the lawsuit appears to be over the EndNote style files -- the definitions of how to format a citation in specified form -- and not on converting citations themselves from EndNote to Zotero. A posting in the Zotero forums says that GMU is going to issue a statement on the lawsuit soon. I also have more commentary and links to critical bits in <a href="http://dltj.org/article/endnote-zotero-lawsuit/" rel="nofollow">my blog post</a>. Just to clarify what is said in the second paragraph: the lawsuit appears to be over the EndNote style files — the definitions of how to format a citation in specified form — and not on converting citations themselves from EndNote to Zotero. A posting in the Zotero forums says that GMU is going to issue a statement on the lawsuit soon. I also have more commentary and links to critical bits in my blog post.

]]> By: The Mark of Zotero http://thebookpile.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/proprietary-software-you-dont-own-your-data-anymore/#comment-24 The Mark of Zotero Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:57:24 +0000 http://thebookpile.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-24 [...] to be a bit murky. Some bloggers say the allegation is false, and that this is a SLAP suit. Others wonder if this means anyone who migrates their citations from Endnote to something else are equally [...] [...] to be a bit murky. Some bloggers say the allegation is false, and that this is a SLAP suit. Others wonder if this means anyone who migrates their citations from Endnote to something else are equally [...]

]]> By: thebookpile http://thebookpile.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/proprietary-software-you-dont-own-your-data-anymore/#comment-19 thebookpile Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:53:48 +0000 http://thebookpile.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-19 Follow-up: <a href="http://loomware.typepad.com/loomware/2008/09/from-the-how-to.html" rel="nofollow">Mark Leggott has also posted</a> about this, with the suggestion that funds for legal defense can likely be found from the hordes of Zotero-using institutions and individuals. <a href="http://community.muohio.edu/blogs/darcusb/archives/2008/09/27/lawsuit" rel="nofollow">darcusblog also has a good comment about this lawsuit</a>. Follow-up: Mark Leggott has also posted about this, with the suggestion that funds for legal defense can likely be found from the hordes of Zotero-using institutions and individuals.

darcusblog also has a good comment about this lawsuit.

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