Rights holders should not be forced to give up their rights but should be able to choose whether or not they give access in a digital environment. It is a competitive world and some authors may want to give full access as that may be the only way that their work will be read. In some cases simple market pressures will be sufficient to ensure that access is given and statutory measures will not be necessary. Rights holders are, however, afraid that they will not be sufficiently remunerated for access to their work and are also wary of what other people may do with it. Authors do write to make money and people should be prepared to pay for information.
Commercial organisations make a considerable amount of money by charging for information.
Libraries now charge for music and videos and this must be a step in the right direction. Most of the information on the Internet is free but there is no guarantee that it is all factual. However, despite not always being trustworthy, it is a useful resource for information. Government information, especially, is excellent and the Internet is as good a place as any for accessing this information. A further point made was that less developed countries may not have access to information only available on the Internet.