Showing posts with label free public access to published studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label free public access to published studies. Show all posts

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