Sunday, March 15, 2009

Research copyright bill would end free health info, Detroit Free Press, 3/5/09

Detroit Free Press: Research copyright bill would end free health info:

"Current law requires scientists to submit NIH-funded work to PubMed Central when it is accepted for publication in a journal. It's free to the public after one year.

The [Fair Copyright in Research Works] bill would keep studies protected under journals' copyrights, often for decades, according to the U.S. Copyright Office.

"I don't think there's a good thing to say about this bill. It's basically a corporate giveaway," said Jessica Litman, a copyright law professor at U-M. "The people own it, they shouldn't have to pay to see it again.""

http://www.freep.com/article/20090305/NEWS15/903050359

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