[Open-access] An anti-RWA bill

[Mike Taylor]

On 30 January 2012 20:50, Nick Barnes <nb at climatecode.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 20:36, Mike Taylor <mike at indexdata.com> wrote:
>
>> Assuming that the current round of revolt against the RWA is
>> successful, the same will be the case with respect to academic
>> publishing.  I find myself thinking that rather that fighting a
>> rearguard action, we should be taking the battle to the publishers.  I
>> would like to see a movement to get rid of the NIH's twelve-month
>> grace period before the articles it funds are posted at PubMed
>> Central.
>
> Or to broaden it: pass an act requiring all federally-funded research
> papers to be open access.

That is MUCH better.  It's what I should have said in the first place :-)

So does anyone know a congressman we could approach?

-- Mike.