The Open Access Consensus and Copyright Reform - Slaw

"There are two premises that underwrite this call for reform and its timing: (a) The recent emergence of what is now a widespread consensus that open access to research promotes the progress of science better than the subscription model of the print era; and (b) the corresponding need for the United States Congress to now consider amending copyright law so that it is attuned, again, to its constitutional purpose with regard to science, even as it has shown a continuing willingness to revise the law in light of related technological changes to such “useful arts” as video games, cell phones, and music streaming."