Elliot Harmon, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); California Bill Is a Win for Access to Scientific Research
"In Passing A.B. 2192, California Leads the Country in Open Access
The California legislature just scored a huge win in the fight for
open access to scientific research.
Now it’s up to Governor Jerry Brown
to sign it.
Under A.B. 2192—which
passed both houses unanimously—all peer-reviewed, scientific research
funded by the state of California would be made available to the public
no later than one year after publication. There’s a similar law on the
books in California right now, but it only applies to research funded by
the Department of Public Health, and it’s set to expire in 2020. A.B.
2192 would extend it indefinitely and expand it to cover research funded by any state agency...
Finally, it’s time for Congress to pass a federal open access bill.
Despite having strong support in both parties, the Fair Access to
Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR, S. 1701, H.R. 3427) has been stuck in Congressional gridlock for five years. Take a moment to celebrate the passage of A.B. 2192 by writing your members of Congress and urging them to pass FASTR."
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