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The public may fund it, but too much of the results get copyrighted by Elsevier and patented by other parties.

Though it is lamentable that publicly funded research papers are often encumbered by a fee for access, the general knowledge contained within is still free for the public benefit.

Furthermore, the content within most papers is not patented or even patentable.

His fundamental assessment is still true: publicly funded science is currently a socialist enterprise.