Should a scientific paper have copyright?
I guess not.
It seems to me that science and copyright are not compatible. 

Let's say I wrote a very important paper in, say, cell biology.
Suppose I have the copyright for the paper(I think so under the copyright law of the US).
Then I also have the derivative-work copyright.
Can I exercise the right?
For example, can I refuse other people to use the original idea of my paper?
Or can I forbid them using an original technical procedure described in my paper? Or what about copying graphs or figures?


Question: Is SourceSafe really safe?
Answer: My view on VSS ? I declined a few job offers (very well paid) because they requested "VSS proficiency". And I am sure there is a couple of other people here who did the same.