You did not describe a copyrightless world, you described academic publishing. On that note, fortunately open access allows the have nots to acquire the same knowledge of the haves. Elabakyan showed how good it could be but the copyright barons had to ruin it for everybody. Furthermore, removal of copyright would curtail the elite’s ability to impose a message on the proletariat.
You did not describe a copyrightless world, you described academic publishing. On that note, fortunately open access allows the have nots to acquire the same knowledge of the haves. Elabakyan showed how good it could be but the copyright barons had to ruin it for everybody. Furthermore, removal of copyright would curtail the elite’s ability to impose a message on the proletariat.