We submit that the same task could have been accomplished more efficiently in less time with the aid of weblication. Plagiarism and patenting with regard to on-line publishing. They consider the slowness of paper publishing a certain safeguard. There is also the question of patents. Scientists, even in universities, are judged not only on their publications but also patents.
Patent offices keep records of application dates, preventing disputes about priority.
Plagiarism is both an abomination and a crime regardless of the method of distributing the purloined ideas. One of the functions of peer reviewed journals is to screen for plagiarism. Again, these problems are independent of the media employed for distribution. The use of advertising to generate revenue for on-line publishing and its relationship to cultural differences. Europe is fighting the massive import of American culture even if, according to some, it is waging a losing battle.