Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) has become the first sponsor of the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act who is not a member of the House Judiciary Committee.
If you are in her district and oppose the bill, you can contact her to express your opposition in the following ways:
- DC Office: Phone: (202) 225-7944; Fax: (202) 225-4709
- New York Office: Phone: (212) 860-0606, Fax: (212) 860-0704
- Web Form: The Hill form; Maloney's form
The ALA call to action and the Alliance for Taxpayer Access call to action have example text and talking points that you can use. (Note that the ALA call Web form cannot be used to contact Maloney.)
Peter Suber offers this advice:
As usual, you will be more persuasive if you can explain why the NIH policy matters to you, your work, or your organization. Be specific and be personal. Speak for yourself, but if you can, get your institution to send a letter as well. Save your message; you may need to adapt and reuse it later. And please spread the word to your NY colleagues.
For further information about the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, see Suber's article "Re-introduction of the Bill to Kill the NIH Policy" and his post "Aiming Criticism at the Right Target."
