The following is a compilation of articles discussing legislation in The House [H.R. 3699], which would block rules such as NIH Publication Reporting rules/requirements.
The bill seeks to prohibit federal agencies from conditioning their grants to require that articles reporting on publicly funded research be made accessible to the public online.
New Bill Would Put Taxpayer-Funded Science Behind Pay Walls
Lena Groeger | ProPublica
January 12, 2012
The Research Works Act Aims to Kill Open-Access Journals
David Banks | thesocietypages.org/cyborgology
January 11, 2012
Research Bought, Then Paid For
Michael b. Eisen | New York Times
January 10, 2012
Here we go again: Congress considers blocking government’s open access policy
John Timmer | Arstechnica.com
January 9, 2012
Around the Web: Some posts on the Research Works Act (Now chronological!!)
John Dupuis | scienceblogs.com
January 9, 2012
IP Contributions to Scientific Papers by Publishers: An open letter to Rep Maloney and Issa
Cameron Neylon | Science in the Open [online home of Cameron Neylon]
January 8, 2012
Science-Journal Publishers Take Fight Against Open-Access Policies to Congress
Chronicle of Higher Education
January 5, 2012
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