A new economic study on the costs and benefits of open access in three countries – Denmark, the Netherlands, and the UK – finds that the annual savings would run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Archive for July 2nd, 2009
Hill Times Features Op-Ed Copyright Lobby Recycling
The Hill Times features a full-page opinion piece (sub req) (PDF version) based on my recent post on copyright lobby policy laundering.

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