The ALA has a web page summarizing the key provisions of the E-Government Act of 2002 (adopted unanimously on November 15, 2002, and expected to be signed by President Bush). Two FOS-centric highlights: Section 205 requires federal courts to provide free online access to their judgments, dockets, rules, and standing orders, unless this would compromise privacy. Section 206 requires federal agencies "to the extent practicable" to provide free online access to all the information they are required to publish in the Federal Register.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 12/05/2002 07:28:00 PM.
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.
