Fair Copyright in Research Works Act
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The Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (Bill H.R 801 IH Archived 2015-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, also known as the "Conyers Bill") was submitted as a direct response to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy; intending to reverse it.
Legislation History | |
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Bill Name | H.R. 801 |
Alternate names | Conyers Bill |
Submitted to | United States 111th Congress |
Published on | February 3, 2009 |
Introduced by | Representative John Conyers (D-MI14) |
Committee Assignments | |
Committee | House Committee on the Judiciary |
Sub-committee | Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy |
Status | |
Pending | |
Related Legislation | |
H.R. 6845 | |
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The bill's alternate name relates it to U.S Representative John Conyers (D-MI), who introduced it at the 111th United States Congress on February 3, 2009.[1]
The initiative of the bill is to amend Title 17 of the United States Code with respect to works associated with specific funding agreements. It would ultimately prohibit federal agencies from placing any conditions for copyright transfer on funding agreements; effectively making the current NIH policy illegal.