Commercial requirements dictated that we:
  • First try to find ways to sell the material at the highest possible low price, because of absurdly thin margins.
  • To sell at any (even a low) high price, one must provide differential access between those who can pay and those who cannot.
    • behind encryption envelopes,
    • via IP domain access shields,
    • password/cookie systems
    • printing can be restricted,
    • access can be timed,
    • ownership can be conditional



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