I was going to post a note on Shelly's run-in with the Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture regarding fair-use of a published graph. I was going to run a copy of the offending graph. But all
seems to be ok now and the journal has backed down, blaming the issue on "a misunderstanding inadvertently caused by a junior member of staff." All good ... but I'm sure this will come up again.
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This isn't just about solidarity with one of my SciBlings, Shelley at Retrospectacle, although I am glad and proud to stand with her on this. It's about a matter of principle. I still have steam coming out of my ears. Here's the story.
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