More on the Sabo bill....Keay Davidson reports the story in today's San Francisco Chronicle. Excerpt: "The San Francisco-based campaign for a 'Public Library of Science' should benefit from legislation expected to be introduced today by Rep. Martin Sabo, D-Minn., campaigners say. Sabo's proposed Public Access to Science Act would forbid the copyrighting of scientific research that was substantially supported by federal tax dollars. If Sabo's scheme pans out, it could ensure free public access to taxpayer- bankrolled scientific research published in journals that currently charge steep subscription fees, up to hundreds of dollars a year."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/26/2003 01:47:00 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.
