Yesterday, Rep. Chris Cox (R-CA) introduced a bill in the House to create a new federal agency, the Office of Global Internet Freedom, which would use a $100 million budget to develop technologies to help web users around the world bypass national censorship systems. Senators John Kyle (R-AZ) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) are expected to introduce a Senate version soon.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 10/03/2002 11:58:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
