Re: Spiderable OPACs and the elephant in the library lobby

From: Ed Seehouse <eseedhouse_at_nyob>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:42:03 -0700
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
On 4/25/07, Casey Durfee <Casey.Durfee_at_spl.org> wrote:

> Thought experiment: what would happen if Wikipedia decided tomorrow to start
> charging for access to their site?

They'd probably have the largest class-action suit in history on their
hands from all the folks who donated gratis the content they were now
chaging for, to get a slice of the action.  That and having their hit
rate approach zero fairly rapidly.
Received on Wed Apr 25 2007 - 11:33:36 EDT