Half-Open Source
by zunguzungu
Why couldn’t there be a middle ground between open source and closed content, like, for example, the first thousand clicks get turned away and then it becomes open to all? That way, you preserve a certain measure of built in profit motive for copyrighted content (you create a temporary demand for the hard copy), while also allowing content to be freely distributable once the original shine is off it. That’s got to be better than the current situation, right?
Almost anything would be better than the current situation. Academic journals particularly individual articles purchased online are extremely expensive, yet the writers and peer reviewers almost never receive any monetary compensation. So where does all the money go?