Definitely. I'm also thinking of some kind of coordinated action across FC chapters, and/or site to coordinate action across the web. What else is out there so far?
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Kevin Donovan <[email protected]>wrote: > A very easy thing to do is inform other university community members about > this. I wrote an OpEd for the Georgetown newspaper. Feel free to > re-appropriate it: http://thehoya.com/node/18112 > > And get in touch with the librarians. They are great on this issue. > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Gavin Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The place to start for ideas: >> >> http://www.righttoresearch.org/ >> >> Brian Rowe wrote: >> > This would be a large step backwards for OA. I am in for what ever we >> > want to do. >> > >> > Here is a little more info on the finicing of the bill from Nathan >> > Georgette's Open Access Blog >> > <http://openaccessblog.com/2009/02/following-money-on-hr801.html> : >> > >> > Two days ago, I issued an urgent call to action >> > < >> http://openaccessblog.com/2009/02/stand-for-open-access-oppose-hr801.html >> > >> > concerning HR801, re-introduced by Congressional Representative John >> > Conyers (D-MI), which would essentially reverse the NIH Open Access >> > policy. I have much respect for Representative Conyers, especially >> > on his health care policies. Thus, I was greatly disturbed upon >> > hearing of this development. >> > >> > I wanted to know why Conyers would do such a thing, and began >> > investigating the money trail on Conyers' campaign contributions >> > (thanks Alex for the idea!). What I came upon sank my heart. >> > According to Open Secrets >> > <http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00004029>, >> > Conyers' third single largest campaign contributor in 2008 was the >> > American Intellectual Property Law Association >> > <http://www.aipla.org/> (AIPLA), whose "Key Bills of the 111th >> > Congress >> > < >> http://www.aipla.org/Content/NavigationMenu/IP_Issues_and_Advocacy/Legislation1/111th_Congress/Key_Bills_of_the_111th/Key_Bills_of_the_111th.htm >> >" >> > include HR801. Surprised? Shouldn't be. Money talks, and big money >> > talks that much louder. >> > >> > >> > I joined the AIPLA last year as a student and was very unimpressed they >> > are on the ultra protectionist side of IP, I choose not to renew the >> > membership this year. They have been recruiting students and professor >> > rather heavily over the last few years I am curious if we have any >> > active members of the AIPLA that are willing to speak out. >> > >> > -Brian Rowe >> > >> > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Elizabeth Stark <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > I think we can do something kind of big here. Barbie in a Blender >> > style.. >> > >> > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Gavin Baker <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Yes, please get involved :) >> > >> > Need any help, holla at me! >> > >> > Elizabeth Stark wrote: >> > > There's a great opportunity for us to get involved in activism >> > against >> > > this bill, especially involving chapters. Ideas for how we can >> > best do >> > > this? >> > > >> > > I know Change Congress is looking to target it as well. >> > > >> > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 6:19 AM, Rob Myers <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]> >> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >> > > >> > > >> http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/16/scientific-publisher.html >> > > >> > > "Steve sez, "Currently, the National Institutes of Health >> > require >> > > NIH-funded research to be published in open-access >> > repositories. In a >> > > cop to for-profit science publishers, Congressional >> > Representative >> > > John Conyers (D-MI) has re-introduced a bill (HR801) that >> > essentially >> > > would negate the NIH policy concerning depositing research >> > in OA >> > > repositories. The bill goes further than prohibiting open >> > access >> > > requirements, however, as the bill also prohibits >> > government agencies >> > > from obtaining a license to publicly distribute, perform, >> > or display >> > > such work by, for example, placing it on the Internet, and >> > would >> > > repeal the longstanding 'federal purpose' doctrine, under >> > which all >> > > federal agencies that fund the creation of a copyrighted >> > work reserve >> > > the 'royalty-free, nonexclusive right to reproduce, >> > publish, or >> > > otherwise use the work' for any federal purpose. The bill >> > is bad >> > > news." 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