Vía Golem Blog me entero de la política que tiene la Oficina de Investigación de la Universidad de Manchester sobre publicación en los blogs y los wikis:

The use of interactive and multi-authored webpages which characterises blogs, wikis and social networking sites is increasingly popular. While the University does not wish to bar access to and use of such sites, you must first consult with your supervisor, mentor or line manager in order to discuss the possible implications of participation in these sites. In particular you should note that by publishing preliminary results, data and ideas in this way:

1. You may be putting the independence and originality of your work at risk, and there may be adverse effects when the work is submitted for examination and/or publication.
2. You risk losing the ownership of your work with unforeseen consequences for the intellectual property rights relating to results or products deriving from this work.

Hay mucho miedo e ignorancia detrás de este tipo de política. Mediante este tipo de política tendremos investigadores temerosos de compartir y colaborar debido a que le pueden “robar sus ideas”. Ese tipo de ciencia cerrada, individualista y paranoica no tiene ningún futuro en el siglo 21.

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