One way of addressing the concerns of politicians and university libraries is the promotion of journals in which the author pays to be published.

ECONOMIST: Scientific publishing

Nor is it to rule out the right of an individual artist to negotiate a resale agreement when he sells a painting: the royalties a publisher pays to an author are the product of just such a private contract, not a law.

ECONOMIST: A ��right�� too far

Gene Marks is owner of Marks Group, a technology consulting firm, and author of In God We Trust, Everyone Else Pays Cash--Simple Lessons From Smart Business People.

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