If we, as the human race, want to avoid upcoming desasters, not that i am summoning them, neither predicting those, we have an obligation to make research and i

If we, as the human race, want to avoid upcoming desasters, not that i am summoning them, neither predicting those, we have an obligation to make research and its gains available to all mankind. Financial burdens are a stone in our all way, be it in the taxpayer who funds R&D, or be it the institutions that want to profit from it. There cannot be a "middle ground", we all have to stand back for the greater benefits of free flowing knowledge. That is a principle of the "web" itself, profit from open data, but also keep personal data protected. Easy as that. There will be no win in restricting access to scientific research in the end, but to keep corporate interest and greed alive. I fear that future. Edit: Institutions.