What should I do if the publisher has a click-through online copyright transfer agreement that does not allow for modification?
We will try to find out NIH’s recommendation. In the meantime, our suggestion (but we aren’t lawyers!) is that you click on through but follow up immediately with an email stating that the permission you just gave is subject to the following language: [and append suggested NIH language]. Retain a copy of this email for your records.
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