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This is a page that contains submissions by Creative Commons to requests for information, commenting periods, and other input to government and public sector bodies.
 
This is a page that contains submissions by Creative Commons to requests for information, commenting periods, and other input to government and public sector bodies.
  
== Submissions to public comment periods ==
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== 2013 ==
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=== Global Congress Declaration on Fundamental Public Interest Principles for International Intellectual Property Negotiations ===
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* [http://infojustice.org/archives/31753 Background]
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* [http://infojustice.org/draft-trade-agreement-principles Letter]
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=== Sign-on Letter -- Against life + 70 year copyright term in the Trans-Pacific Partnership ===
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* [http://keionline.org/nolifeplus70intpp Letter]
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=== Consultation on guidelines on recommended standard licences, datasets and charging for the re-use of public sector information ===
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* [https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/consultation-guidelines-recommended-standard-licences-datasets-and-charging-re-use-public Consultation information]
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* [http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=PSIguidelines Questionnaire]
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* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/c/cf/Ec_psi_consultation_cc_2013.pdf Submission from CC HQ] [[File:Pdficon_small.png|PDF]]
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* [https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/40741 CC blog post]
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=== Request for Comments on Department of Commerce Green Paper, Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy ===
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* [https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/10/03/2013-24309/request-for-comments-on-department-of-commerce-green-paper-copyright-policy-creativity-and Call for comment]
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* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/f/fd/Comment_of_Creative_Commons_to_Dept_of_Commerce_green_paper_copyright.pdf Submission from CC] [[File:Pdficon_small.png|PDF]]
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'''EC public consultation on open research data'''
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* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/3/38/EC_public_consultation_on_open_research_data.pdf Written submission by CC on research data] [[File:Pdficon_small.png|PDF]]
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'''National Academies planning meetings on Public Access to Federally-Supported Research and Development Data and Publications'''
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* [http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CurrentProjects/DBASSE_082378#.UY01tStxs4w Information about meetings]
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* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/9/93/NASFederalAgencieshearingonopenaccessarticles.pdf Written submission by CC on articles] [[File:Pdficon_small.png|PDF]]
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* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/c/c1/NASFederalAgencieshearingonopendata.pdf Written submission by CC on data] [[File:Pdficon_small.png|PDF]]
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'''Business, Innovation and Skills Committee today announces its intention to inquire into the UK Government’s Open Access policy'''
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* [http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/business-innovation-and-skills/news/committee-announces-an-inquiry-into-open-access/ Call for comment]
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* [[BIS_committee_UK_OA_Policy|Response of Creative Commons and Creative Commons UK]]
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''' U.S. Department of Education Proposed Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Investing in Innovation Fund '''
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* [https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/12/14/2012-30199/proposed-priorities-requirements-definitions-and-selection-criteria-investing-in-innovation-fund Call for comment]
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* [[I3_comment_2013|Response of CC, OCWC, ISKME, SETDA]]
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=== 2012 ===
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'''European Commission Consultation on "Opening up Education – a proposal for a European Initiative to enhance education and skills development through new technologies"'''
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* [http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/consult/open_en.htm Call for comment]
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* [http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=OpeningUpEducation Link to survey]
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* [http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/documents/consult/open_en.pdf Background consultation document] (PDF)
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* [[EC_Consultation_Opening_Up_Education|Response of Creative Commons]]
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'''U.S. Department of Education Race to the Top District Competition Draft Comment Period'''
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* [http://www.ed.gov/race-top/district-competition Call for comment]
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* [[RTT-D_Comment_June_2012|Response of Creative Commons]]
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'''Research Councils UK Proposed Policy on Access to Research Outputs'''
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* [http://www.openscholarship.org/upload/docs/application/pdf/2012-03/rcuk_proposed_policy_on_access_to_research_outputs.pdf Draft Policy, March 2012]
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* [[RCUK_comments|Response of Creative Commons]]
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'''Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information on Public Access to Digital Data and Scientific Publications'''
 
'''Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information on Public Access to Digital Data and Scientific Publications'''
* http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/11/07/request-information-public-access-digital-data-and-scientific-publications
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* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/11/07/request-information-public-access-digital-data-and-scientific-publications Announcement]
* [http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/11/04/2011-28623/request-for-information-public-access-to-peer-reviewed-scholarly-publications-resulting-from Request for Information: Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting From Federally Funded Research]
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* [http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/11/04/2011-28623/request-for-information-public-access-to-peer-reviewed-scholarly-publications-resulting-from Federal Register - Request for Information: Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting From Federally Funded Research]
* [http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/11/10/2011-29166/request-for-information-public-access-to-digital-data-resulting-from-federally-funded-scientific Request For Information: Public Access to Digital Data Resulting from Federally Funded Scientific Research]
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* [[OSTP_publications_RFI_2012|Response of Creative Commons to Publications RFI]]
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* [http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/11/10/2011-29166/request-for-information-public-access-to-digital-data-resulting-from-federally-funded-scientific Federal Register - Request For Information: Public Access to Digital Data Resulting from Federally Funded Scientific Research]
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* [[OSTP_data_RFI_2012|Response of Creative Commons to Data RFI]]
  
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=== 2011 ===
 
'''UK Making Open Data Real: A Public Consultation'''
 
'''UK Making Open Data Real: A Public Consultation'''
* http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/making-open-data-real-public-consultation
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* [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/making-open-data-real-public-consultation Announcement]
 
* [[Media:CC_response_-_UK_Data_Consultation.pdf|Response of Creative Commons]]
 
* [[Media:CC_response_-_UK_Data_Consultation.pdf|Response of Creative Commons]]
  
 
'''European Commission Consultation on scientific information in the digital age'''
 
'''European Commission Consultation on scientific information in the digital age'''
* http://ec.europa.eu/research/consultations/scientific_information/consultation_en.htm
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* [http://ec.europa.eu/research/consultations/scientific_information/consultation_en.htm Announcement]
 
* [[Media:Ec_scientific_info_cc_answers.pdf|Response of Creative Commons]]
 
* [[Media:Ec_scientific_info_cc_answers.pdf|Response of Creative Commons]]
  
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'''U.S. Department of Education Assessment Technology Standards Request for Information'''
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* [http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/12/20/2010-31881/assessment-technology-standards-request-for-information-rfi Announcement]
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* [[Media:Creative_Commons_comments_to_Dept_of_Ed_RFI_January_17_2011.pdf|Response of Creative Commons]]
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=== 2010 ===
 
'''European Commission Consultation on PSI Policy and Directive'''
 
'''European Commission Consultation on PSI Policy and Directive'''
* http://epsiplatform.eu/content/european-commission-launches-digital-agenda-consultation-psi-policy-and-directive
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* [http://www.scl.org/site.aspx?i=ne17259 Announcement]
 
* [[Media:COMMUNIA_PSI_submitted.pdf|Response of COMMUNIA]]
 
* [[Media:COMMUNIA_PSI_submitted.pdf|Response of COMMUNIA]]
  
 
'''US Department of Commerce Inquiry on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet Economy'''
 
'''US Department of Commerce Inquiry on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet Economy'''
* http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/25662
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* [http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/11/26/2010-29686/copyright-policy-creativity-and-innovation-in-the-internet-economy Announcement]
* http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/11/26/2010-29686/copyright-policy-creativity-and-innovation-in-the-internet-economy
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* [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/25662 CC blog post]
 
* [[Media:Comments_of_Creative_Commons_to_Department_of_Commerce_Docket_No_100910448-0448-01.pdf|Response of Creative Commons]]
 
* [[Media:Comments_of_Creative_Commons_to_Department_of_Commerce_Docket_No_100910448-0448-01.pdf|Response of Creative Commons]]
  
 
'''US Department of Education Proposed Priorities for Discretionary Grant Funding'''
 
'''US Department of Education Proposed Priorities for Discretionary Grant Funding'''
* http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/23465
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* [http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/08/05/2010-19296/secretarys-priorities-for-discretionary-grant-programs Announcement]
* http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/08/05/2010-19296/secretarys-priorities-for-discretionary-grant-programs
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* [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/23465 CC blog post]
 
* [[Media:Ed_NPP.pdf|Response of Creative Commons]]
 
* [[Media:Ed_NPP.pdf|Response of Creative Commons]]
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=== 2009 ===
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'''European Commission Green Paper "Copyright in the Knowledge Economy"'''
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* [http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/docs/copyright-infso/greenpaper_en.pdf Green Paper]
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* [http://sciencecommons.org/resources/readingroom/response-question-19-ec Response of Creative Commons]
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== Letters to Congress ==
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=== 2013 ===
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* [[Media:CC_support_for_FRPAA_Doyle_FEB11.pdf|Rep. Doyle letter of support for Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR)]]
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* [[Media:CC_support_for_FRPAA_Cornyn_FEB11.pdf|Sen. Cornyn letter of support for Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR)]]
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* [[Media:Oawg_thanks_fastr_final-copy.pdf|Thank you letter on FASTR]]
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*[[Media:OAWG_FIRST_Letter_0.pdf|Letter to Larry Bucshon in opposition to Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology Act (FIRST)]]
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=== 2012 ===
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* [[Media:Frpaa-house-thanks.pdf|Letter of support for Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA)]]
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* [[Media:Oawg-on-3699.pdf|Opposition to Research Works Act H.R. 3699]]
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=== 2011 ===
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* [[Media:Concerned_educator_letter_against_SOPA_and_PROTECT_IP.pdf|Concerned Educators letter opposing SOPA and Protect IP]]
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* [[Media:Coalition_Letter_Final_December_8_Updated_Signatory_List.pdf|Letter in opposition to Sec. 124 language in House Labor, Health and Human Service, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee's draft Fiscal Year 2012 budget for the U.S. Department of Labor]]
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== Letters to Government officials and agencies ==
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* [[Todd_Park_intro|Todd Park U.S. CTO welcome]]
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* [[OSTP_public_access_plans|Joint letter to OSTP and federal agencies to release public access policy plans]]
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== State level ==
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* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/4/45/CAletteronab690HJ-2.pdf Thank you letter to Brian Nestande RE: California AB 609]
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* [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/5/5e/9CASenateletter.pdf Letter to Darrell Steinberg in support of Senate AB 609]
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== Collaborative Advocacy letters ==
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* [http://www.defectivebydesign.org/sign-on-against-drm-in-html Keep DRM out of Web standards -- Reject the Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) proposal]
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* [http://static.fsf.org/dbd/Joint_Letter_on_W3C_HTML5_proposal.pdf Letter] (PDF)
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== White papers ==
 
== White papers ==
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=== 2010 ===
 
* [http://sciencecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/datapaperpaper.pdf Recommendations for Independent Scholarly Publication of Data Sets (Reese)]
 
* [http://sciencecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/datapaperpaper.pdf Recommendations for Independent Scholarly Publication of Data Sets (Reese)]
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=== 2008 ===
 
* [[Media:Nih_copyright_v1.pdf|Complying with the National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy: Copyright considerations and options (Carroll)]]
 
* [[Media:Nih_copyright_v1.pdf|Complying with the National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy: Copyright considerations and options (Carroll)]]
 
* [http://sciencecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/freedom-to-research.pdf Freedom to Research: Keeping Scientific Data Open, Accessible, and Interoperable (Nguyen)]
 
* [http://sciencecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/freedom-to-research.pdf Freedom to Research: Keeping Scientific Data Open, Accessible, and Interoperable (Nguyen)]
 
* [http://sciencecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/opendoors_v1.pdf Open Doors and Open Minds: What faculty authors can do to ensure open access to their work through their institution (Nguyen)]
 
* [http://sciencecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/opendoors_v1.pdf Open Doors and Open Minds: What faculty authors can do to ensure open access to their work through their institution (Nguyen)]
  
== Amici curiae ==
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== Litigation ==
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=== 2011 ===
 
'''Golan v. Holder'''
 
'''Golan v. Holder'''
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* [http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-545.pdf Decision]
 
* [[Media:10-545_tsac_Creative_Commons.pdf|Amicus brief of Creative Commons]]
 
* [[Media:10-545_tsac_Creative_Commons.pdf|Amicus brief of Creative Commons]]
  
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=== 2010 ===
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'''Arista v. Limewire'''
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* [http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1:2006cv05936/288038/216 Decision]
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* [[Media:Ito_Declaration.pdf|Declaration of Joi Ito]]
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=== 2007 ===
 
'''Jacobsen v. Katzer'''
 
'''Jacobsen v. Katzer'''
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* [http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/images/stories/opinions-orders/08-1001.pdf Decision]
 
* [[Media:Jacobson_v_katzer_cc_brief.pdf|Amicus brief of Creative Commons, et al.]]
 
* [[Media:Jacobson_v_katzer_cc_brief.pdf|Amicus brief of Creative Commons, et al.]]
  
'''Arista v. Limewire'''
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== WIPO ==
* [[Media:Ito_Declaration.pdf|Declaration of Joi Ito]]
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* [[WIPO|See this page for CC involvement in WIPO]]

Latest revision as of 17:38, 31 January 2014

This is a page that contains submissions by Creative Commons to requests for information, commenting periods, and other input to government and public sector bodies.

2013

Global Congress Declaration on Fundamental Public Interest Principles for International Intellectual Property Negotiations

Sign-on Letter -- Against life + 70 year copyright term in the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Consultation on guidelines on recommended standard licences, datasets and charging for the re-use of public sector information


Request for Comments on Department of Commerce Green Paper, Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy


EC public consultation on open research data


National Academies planning meetings on Public Access to Federally-Supported Research and Development Data and Publications


Business, Innovation and Skills Committee today announces its intention to inquire into the UK Government’s Open Access policy


U.S. Department of Education Proposed Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Investing in Innovation Fund

2012

European Commission Consultation on "Opening up Education – a proposal for a European Initiative to enhance education and skills development through new technologies"

U.S. Department of Education Race to the Top District Competition Draft Comment Period


Research Councils UK Proposed Policy on Access to Research Outputs


Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information on Public Access to Digital Data and Scientific Publications

2011

UK Making Open Data Real: A Public Consultation

European Commission Consultation on scientific information in the digital age

U.S. Department of Education Assessment Technology Standards Request for Information

2010

European Commission Consultation on PSI Policy and Directive

US Department of Commerce Inquiry on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet Economy

US Department of Education Proposed Priorities for Discretionary Grant Funding

2009

European Commission Green Paper "Copyright in the Knowledge Economy"

Letters to Congress

2013

2012

2011

Letters to Government officials and agencies

State level

Collaborative Advocacy letters


White papers

2010

2008

Litigation

2011

Golan v. Holder

2010

Arista v. Limewire

2007

Jacobsen v. Katzer

WIPO