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Fair Copyright in Research Works Act

September 22nd, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments

The Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (HR6845) was recently introduced. The bill includes a proposal to prohibit federal agencies from requiring a transfer of copyright for a work generated by federal funds.

RelatedĀ Readings:

Alliance for Taxpayer Access

ARL/ALA/SPARC Memo

Copyright Alliance

Hearing on the Fair Copyright Research Act, held on 11 September 2008 (video)

Library Journal Academic Newswire

Professional Scholarly Publishing Press Release

Categories: Author Rights, Authors at WU, Copyright, NIH Public Access Policy, Support for Authors

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