The American Society of Civil Engineers has hired a firm called Digimarc to police the uploading of publisher PDF versions of their articles on personal or university websites. The take-down notices have gone out to many universities around the world. For more information:
General information:
http://torrentfreak.com/publishers-targets-university-researchers-pirating-articles-140516/
Information about these take-down notices from the University of California:
http://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2014/03/asce-takedown-notices/
While it’s sad to see a publisher attacking the very people who keep their journals in business, this is a perfect example of why faculty/researchers should be aware of their rights when publishing any of their work.
