The NIH mandates that all research it funds be placed in the public domain within 1 year of publication. http://publicaccess.nih.gov/ http://publicaccess.nih.go

The NIH mandates that all research it funds be placed in the public domain within 1 year of publication. http://publicaccess.nih.gov/ http://publicaccess.nih.gov/ This does not go far enough, but it is a good start. It would be better if non-published research were also placed in the public domain, but this is logistically tricky for many reasons.