Re: Already happening...
"Actually that is happening in the UK anyway - researchers have to publish open access in order to be assessed for public funding under the next REF assessment (Research Excellence Framework). The Research Councils are also moving from encouraging open access to mandating it as part of their funding conditions"
Hang on, did our government do something good when i wasnt looking? Bl**dy hell ...
oh, wait - was it a holiday at the time, and all the politicians were away yet again?