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What do you think of the current SOPA-like "Research Works Act" bill being shuttled through Congress? http://publishing.umich.edu/2012/01/05/more-legislative/
by rd108 15y ago
What do you think of the current SOPA-like "Research Works Act" bill being shuttled through Congress?
http://publishing.umich.edu/2012/01/05/more-legislative/ http://publishing.umich.edu/2012/01/05/more-legislative/
http://www.opencongress.org/contact_congress_letters/24541-H-R-3699-Research-Works-Act http://www.opencongress.org/contact_congress_letters/24541-H...
- coryschires 15y agoWe've been discussing HR3699 on Scholastica: http://scholasticahq.com/conversation/questions/hr3699-and-the-best-way-of-disseminating-scientific-knowledge-that-the-public-has-paid-for http://scholasticahq.com/conversation/questions/hr3699-and-t... At the risk of being reductive, I generally believe publicly funded research ought to be publicly available (or at least available at a price that's reasonable for the average person).