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FRPAA Legislation Introduced This Week

Posted by Stephen Francoeur (he/him) on February 10, 2012 at 10:29 am

The Federal Research Public Access Act was introduced to Congress yesterday (9 Feb. 20121). For a good overview of the proposed bill and what it does and does not say, see this excellent overview from the Berkman Center:

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Notes_on_the_Federal_Research_Public_Access_Act

This FAQ from SPARC is also invaluable:

http://www.arl.org/sparc/advocacy/frpaa/FRPAAFAQ2012.shtml

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