Fair Copyright in Research Works Act
To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to works connected to certain funding agreements.
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| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| September 09, 2008 |
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Blog Coverage
January 01, 2009 Opposition to Detroit Congressmanâs proposal for fees on research ...
According to Sujal Parikh and John Prensner writing in the Ann Arbor News, âH.R. 6845 would delay this process and make the deposition of these articles more difficult, preventing researchers, physicians, and the public from retrieving ...
Source: Research Collaboration Blog
December 09, 2008 Peter Suber, Open Access News
H.R. 6845 would delay this process and make the deposition of these articles more difficult....In addition, arguments by supporters of H.R. 6845 that submissions to the NIH hurt journal subscriptions are suspect. ...
Source: Open Access News
December 02, 2008 The Exchange Online
U.S. Representatives Conyers, Issa, and Feeny introduced the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, HR 6845, on September 9, 2008. AAUP sent a letter in support of the bill to its sponsors and the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, ...
Source: The Exchange Online











