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LETTERS: James A S Dickson, Keith J Russell, Theo Fenton, Peter Herbert, Derek Roskell, Roger A Fisken, Andrei Morgan, Marc A Swerdloff, Susan Lightman, Richard Bailey, and Richard Smith Brave new technologies issue BMJ 2000; 321: 51 [Full text]

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Don't Sell Out!

Patrick Ruff   (5 July 2000)

Don't Sell Out! 5 July 2000
Patrick Ruff Federal Gov't Send response to journal: Re: Don't Sell Out!	Your BMJ web resources are extensive, thoughtful and a very good example for other publications who could provide some or all their work electronically. In the US, a large number of newspapers will charge a fee for looking up older articles. The thought of paying for one lousy little article is bad enough, but having to go through a financial transaction to even have access to it is awful and seems to actually discourage a reader from even bothering. Hopefully other organizations will take from your example.