Re: Funding threshold (RE: LA Times editorial on accessing NIH research)

["Greg Tananbaum" <gtananbaum@gmail.com>]

Note the last clause in the text of section 217:  "in a manner 
consistent with copyright law".  I would be curious to hear the 
list's interpretation of this wording, and whether it will serve 
as a loophole for reluctant publishers.  Thoughts?


Best, Greg
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On 8/2/07, William Walsh <libwdw@langate.gsu.edu> wrote:

> Rick,
>
> The text of H.R. 3043 is available from THOMAS.  See section 
> 217:
>
> The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require 
> that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have 
> submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine's PubMed 
> Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed 
> manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made 
> publicly available no later than 12 months after the official 
> date of publication: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the 
> public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law.
>
> http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:3:./temp/~c110GChppk:e93504:
>
> --
>
> William Walsh
> Head, Acquisitions Department
> Georgia State University Library
> Atlanta, GA 30303
> Email:  wwalsh@gsu.edu