He also observed that much nonsense comes out of the university community and stressed that publishers need to educate the public about the functions of copyright. Yet, more than education may be required.
Few publishers are likely to laugh.
Compared with the speed of the Net, the months-long process of putting out a journal seems tedious. The debate now extends outside academia. That writers can increasingly publish whatever and whenever they desire, signifies little in terms of capturing an audience. Beyond that, academic and professional works in many fields receive little if any recognition without peer review. Such review is often critical.