OFAC reverses embargo ruling By John Dudley Miller
The Scientist December 16, 2004.

In a reversal of almost all of the controversial prohibitions enacted in September 2003 that led to a lawsuit against it by a coalition of US publishers 3 months ago, the Treasury Department reauthorized American authors and publishers to collaborate with and edit the scientific and other manuscripts of citizens in trade-embargoed countries yesterday (December 15)….

…[P]ublishers are not yet ready to drop their lawsuit, filed September 27, because the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), by granting a general license, continues to assert that it can regulate informational materials. The plaintiffs argue that OFAC has no such authority.

Related posts:

1. ALPSP Report on Scholarly Publishing
2. Bethesda statement on open access publishing
3. National Security vs. Academic Freedom
4. U.S. firms now need OK to publish authors from nations under sanction
5. National Security vs. Academic Freedom Update