Yes, it is very much a shame for important cultural works to be accessible only to those with money. Once upon a time it was considered such a social problem th

Yes, it is very much a shame for important cultural works to be accessible only to those with money. Once upon a time it was considered such a social problem that governments allocated funding to civic institutions where copyrighted material could be read entirely for free. A short and easy registration process would even grant anyone permission to physically take these works home to study at their leisure for a while. Really, it's amazing society survived...