This reduction of responsibility is the single most important reason why no major publisher is using the global Internet as a distribution channel for their products. Now you tell me, in light of this simple analysis, why there is any reason whatsoever for the traditional publisher to exist at all.
Publishing is about control, the Internet is about freedom.
Now, having said that, I will also say that I have the answer, as well. I know how to protect intellectual property in light of the uncontrollable nature of digital information and if you are a publisher of greater than 100million in annual revenues, I will discuss this solution with you under Non-disclosure. This is a fake email address. So many old members of this list were getting spam generated from siphons trolling the archives that I replaced all email addresses with randomly generated spam traps that forward mail to spam fighters. If you need to reach individuals mentioned in these archives, use a search engine to find their current location, as these addresses and archives date from 1994 to 1996.