Apparently it brought NPG back to the negotiating table: http://blogs.nature.com/news/2010/08/nature_and_california_make_nic_1.html http://blogs.nature.com/new

Apparently it brought NPG back to the negotiating table: http://blogs.nature.com/news/2010/08/nature_and_california_make_nic_1.html http://blogs.nature.com/news/2010/08/nature_and_california_m... Unclear on the details, but presumably UC got a somewhat better price. (Note that UC was getting a better price than most libraries to begin with.)