Over the last few years, Techdirt has been reporting on a steady stream of victories for open access. Along the way publishers have tried various counter-attacks, which all proved dismal failures. But there are signs that they have changed tack, and have come up with a more subtle and increasingly successful approach. An analysis by Mike Taylor of what he calls "The progressive erosion of the RCUK open access policy" has been given. The distinction between "Gold" open access, which takes place through journals, and "Green" open access, which uses online repositories is a crucial issue. The publishers' new strategy against open access is not to fight it directly, but to use constant lobbying to inflict a kind of death by a thousand cuts.
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