Don't copy that floppy Mr. Franklin. Hey, if there's a real need here, the market will meet it, Mr Franklin. I really think this is something better left to the private sector, Mr Franklin. No author could possibly want his books read for free, sir. Let's get real Mr Franklin.
Money is real.
You seem to be under the misapprehension that information wants to be free and that enabling people to learn and follow their own interests will benefit society as a whole. Well, we don't believe in society as a whole. Let's get to brass tacks, the bottom line. Money is reality. It' s far more real than topsoil or oxygen or the ozone layer or sunlight.