Comic Confrontations: Judge Judy Vs. Michele Bachmann - Judge ju. Molly Kleinman » Blog Archive » The “Fair Copyright in Research. Alliance for Taxpayer Access : Tell Congress you oppose the Fair. H.R.801 - Fair Copyright in Research Works Act Sponsor: John Con. Conyers Reintroduces Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, 2/3/2.
Conyers Reintroduces Fair Copyright in Research Works Act February 3, 2009. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) and others introduced HR 801 [LOC | WW], the "Fair Copyright in Research Works Act", a bill to protect the copyright interests and incentives of authors and publishers of research works when the government provides funding for that research. Rep. Conyers introduced a substantially identical bill late in the 110th Congress, HR 6845 [LOC | WW], also titled the "Fair Copyright in Research Works Act". Rep. This bill would add a new subsection 201(f) to 17 U.S.C. § 201, which pertains to ownership of copyright.
The bill provides that "No Federal agency may, in connection with a funding agreement ... impose or cause the imposition of any term or condition that ... requires the transfer or license to or for a Federal agency of" certain exclusive rights of copyright enumerated in 17 U.S.C. § 106. The NIH provides research funding. Ross also wrote to TLJ regarding the NIH's approach. Tweet Congress.