Department of Justice proposes remedy to address Apple’s price fixing - August 5, 2013
The Department of Justice and 33 State Attorneys General have submitted to the court a proposed remedy to address Apple Inc.'s illegal conduct, following the July 10, 2013, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decision finding that Apple conspired to fix the… Read More
Academic Senate of University of California passes Open Access policy - August 5, 2013
The Academic Senate of the University of California has passed an Open Access Policy, ensuring that future research articles authored by faculty at all 10 campuses of UC will be made available to the public at no charge. Articles will be available to the public… Read More
Jisc welcomes the Department for Business Innovation and Skills’ publication of the UK’s international education strategy - July 30, 2013
Jisc has welcomed the publication of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills' international education strategy outlining the UK's role in contributing to worldwide innovation within schools, colleges and universities. Jisc aims to enable people in UK higher education, further education and skills to perform… Read More
LCA submits statement on the role of copyright in innovation to the House Committee - July 29, 2013
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) recently submitted a statement on the role of copyright in innovation to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. The committee has been conducting a series of hearings on copyright issues as a way to educate members and prepare… Read More
LCA files amicus brief in support of HathiTrust and its partners - June 6, 2013
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) recently filed an amicus brief in support of HathiTrust and its partners as they defend their district court victory on appeal in the Second Circuit. LCA consists of three major library associations - the American Library Association, ARL, and the Association… Read More
Scientific journals in US told to avoid manuscripts from Iran governmental researchers - May 6, 2013
Scientific journals are reportedly being asked to help tighten US trade sanctions on Iran. On April 30, Dutch publisher Elsevier sent a note to its editorial network saying that all US editors and US reviewers must 'avoid' handling manuscripts if they include… Read More
ARL applauds US Judiciary Committee action to reform privacy laws - April 26, 2013
The US Senate Judiciary Committee has, on April 25, reportedly taken another crucial step toward fixing outdated privacy laws by endorsing a bill proposed by Chairman Patrick Leahy. The bill includes vital reforms to give appropriate privacy protection to e-mail and cloud storage. The committee passed a similar bill… Read More
Publisher associations unveil safe harbour rules for use of out-of-commerce journals - April 22, 2013
The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM), Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), and the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division (PSP) of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have issued a joint statement setting out clear rules for the digitisation of… Read More
ACM expands options for free access to content from ACM Publications - April 3, 2013
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has introduced several policy changes that are seen to increase access to its journals and conference proceedings. The changes are intended to better balance the needs of authors and researchers in the computing community, many of whom have expressed a… Read More
SAGE welcomes OSTP announcement increasing access to results of federally funded scientific research - March 5, 2013
Ziyad Marar, Global Publishing Director of academic and professional publisher SAGE, has welcomed the OSTP Director's memorandum to Heads of Executive Department and Agencies directing agencies to develop clear and coordinated policies to increase access. Ziyad Marar welcomed the OSTP's announcement and their approach of… Read More
