[darkmouth]

Research is also done with public funds in a lot of universities but the research papers themselves are conveniently put in behind journal and conference paywalls. I'd say that is a much bigger problem since it affects a larger section of the population but that is apparently completely expected and accepted.

[abeyer]

Agreed, that is a problem, and we should be working to fix the law so that doesn't happen.

The difference in this case is that the law requiring it already exists and Berkeley didn't obey it.