Government Open Access Policies and the “Federal Purpose License”

A report prepared for STM by Seán M. O’Connor, Allen Grubman Chair in Media & Entertainment Law, Brooklyn Law School: “Government Open Access Policies and the “Federal Purpose License” for Publicly Funded Research Results in the United States and Select Other Nations: Legal Context and Limitations”

The report explores the historical, legal and policy foundations of government open access mandates, with a particular focus on the United States’ evolving interpretation of the “federal purpose license” in federally funded research.