usually I'd agree, but I think academic publishing is different from purely artistic work. Research is funded up front by grants. The resulting product is a pib

usually I'd agree, but I think academic publishing is different from purely artistic work. Research is funded up front by grants. The resulting product is a piblic good, and should be made available to the publoc with zero margin. If the research has practical value, the authors can capture that through patents and similar systems.