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For several reasons, it would seem the burden of proof for this position should fall on its proponents.
The global debate over access to primary research literature heated up this summer, fueled by a slew of congressional and parliamentary recommendations, claims of political victory by critics and proponents of open access, and redoubled lobbying efforts on every side of the issue.
The proponents of such models point to the success of GNU/Linux in the software field as evidence that major projects can be undertaken with radically different business models.
Like stars on Oscar night, the papers' coverage of the 209 victory mentions such proponents as Pete Wilson and Ward Connerly, but there is no front-page mention of Tom Wood or Glynn Clustred, who wrote and conceived 209 in the first place.
Universal service's original proponents maintain these services are so essential to modern civilization that it would be unconscionable to allow the market to price them beyond the reach of the less affluent.