John Conyers Tries [and Fails] to Explain His Opposition to Public Science Access

Lawrence Lessig and [Michael Eisen] have been writing about the link between publisher contributions to members of the House Judiciary Committee and their support for H.R. 801 — a bill that would end the newly implemented NIH public access policy that makes all works published as part of NIH-funded research freely available online. On Friday, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) — lead sponsor of the bill — responded in a letter on Huffington Post.

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