tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246987755651065286.post8195683754325389141..comments2024-02-22T16:15:42.388-08:00Comments on cbloom rants: 12-18-09 - The ACMcbloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714564834899413045noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246987755651065286.post-18507904154205464032009-12-18T21:29:45.779-08:002009-12-18T21:29:45.779-08:00Sometime you can negotiate alternative terms if yo...Sometime you can negotiate alternative terms if you balk at signing the copyright agreement.<br /><br />Ultimately, I think most researchers feel the same regarding the copyright issue. But we work for organizations that need some sort of proof of the value of our research and that comes in the form of ACM/IEEE conferences and journals.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061165495812067689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246987755651065286.post-91954164399825429992009-12-18T14:28:36.725-08:002009-12-18T14:28:36.725-08:00I don't think the recent actions are out of ch...I don't think the recent actions are out of character, and even before them the policies were ridiculous. I can't imagine the ACM or IEEE changing enough to be an organization that I would support.<br /><br />The copyright policy is absurd. Authors should own their own works.<br /><br />Charging fees for the digital library is absurd. It should be free.cbloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714564834899413045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246987755651065286.post-11215101715162910072009-12-18T14:00:24.523-08:002009-12-18T14:00:24.523-08:00If they were ALL "a bunch of cocks" I wo...If they were ALL "a bunch of cocks" I wouldn't give a shit and would just cancel my membership and never go to one of their conferences again. The problem is that ACM / SIGGRAPH / etc. is 99% people like you and me that just like working in the area, having other people see their work, and seeing other people's work. Then you have the 1% who, unfortunately, are currently in the driver's seat for these issues. However, this is easily remedied since a lot of the senior ACM positions are up for open election next summer. As far as the value of going to conferences like SIGGRAPH - yeah you can get (almost) all the stuff later from the web, but marinating in it for a solid week (or 3 days, or whatever, depending on the conference), in the company of other people in the field, has a lot of value.Renderwonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344985756033636679noreply@blogger.com