A small bill in the US, a giant impact for research worldwide
Connotea Imports 2012-07-31
Summary:
"But the real reason why Australians should care about the Research Works Act is because research is a global endeavour. Australian researchers currently rely on articles being available through PubMed Central or other open access means so they can continue their own research. If this source of research articles is cut off, then the quality of research that people can undertake here will be diminished...."