They would get a lot more done for the price by just contributing to existing Open-Access-focused efforts. Mind you, there is a lot of "IP" (or even just tacit

They would get a lot more done for the price by just contributing to existing Open-Access-focused efforts. Mind you, there is a lot of "IP" (or even just tacit know-how!) floating around, that could be "ransomed" out for cheap from its current holders and then set free, with huge society-wide benefits; but the cheapest is probably held by failing businesses, not ones that are still successful on their own terms.