No, it's much broader than to make the agencies publish the results of their own research -- they're to make sure the results of the research they fund is avail

No, it's much broader than to make the agencies publish the results of their own research -- they're to make sure the results of the research they fund is available. That covers the vast majority of scientific research in the United States. The journals might still have paywalls on their own sites, but what's the impact of a paywall when the exact same paper is on the open web where Google can index it? The allowance for a 12-month embargo is a bummer -- I'd rather research be available to the public immediately when it's published -- but there's a ton of research out there more than a year old, so this is a great advance. A sibling comment linked to Peter Suber's reaction: https://plus.google.com/109377556796183035206/posts/8hzviMJeVHJ https://plus.google.com/109377556796183035206/posts/8hzviMJe... Suber has been following this issue for a long time and written more about it than anyone, so his interpretation carries weight.