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I'm sorry to report that my dire predictions about Open Access have become reality. Info Pros cheered last year when the U.S. Congress passed a bill requiring taxpayer-supported scientific research to be made freely available on the Internet within one year of publication. As predicted, the well-funded lobbies of the Association of American Publishers and the Software & Information Industry Association persisted in their attempts to prevent subsequent open access mandates. HR 801 "The Fair Copyright in Research Works Act" was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 16 this year by John Cowers (D-MI). Track the bill and identify your representatives at ...