Before revision: In 2013 Germany created a legal basis for green open access by amending a secondary publication right into German copyright which gives scientists and researchers the legal right to self-archive their publications on the internet , even if they have agreed to transfer all exploitation rights to a publisher.
After revision: In 2013 Germany created a legal basis for green open access by amending a secondary publication right into German copyright which gives scientists and researchers the legal right to self-archive their publications on the Internet , even if they have agreed to transfer all exploitation rights to a publisher.