Hi Jeffrey,

Open content still enables the existence of a transactional entity (reputation instead of $$). However, when the content in question is funded by public $$ or student tuition, my thinking is a bit more extreme: it should be open. From the public purse, for the public benefit. If a private university funds content development, they may still benefit, reputationally, from sharing. However, I think you’ll find very, very few academics make money from their publications. They benefit far more from influence and reputation.