Michael Eisen

John Conyers, It's Time to Speak Up

Lawrence Lessig and Michael Eisen | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

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Lawrence Lessig and Michael Eisen

Conyers' proposed ban on "open access publishing" is the darling of the publishing industry because it would force the public to buy for-profit journals to get information that would otherwise be online for free.

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Is John Conyers Shilling for Special Interests?

Lawrence Lessig and Michael Eisen | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, House of Representatives, Donor Strike, John Conyers, Open Access, Congress, Michael Eisen, Change Congress, Lawrence Lessig, Politics News
Lawrence Lessig and Michael Eisen

Conyers is leading a proposal to forbid the government from requiring scientists who receive taxpayer funds for medical research to publish their findings openly on the Internet.

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