The publishers, hundreds of them, need to get together for this to work. They have a collective action problem.https://twitter.com/chartier/status/645232358812184576 …
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Replying to @Chanders
@Chanders@chartier@academicdave Why? It's just a subscription service. Cable TV isn't collusion. Many examples.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@Chanders@chartier@academicdave cable only worked as an industry because carriers were a natural monopoly bulwarked by regulation1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aram
@aram@Chanders@chartier@academicdave So let them organize a collective publishers union of a thousand sites. Just for subbing.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@Chanders@chartier@academicdave who's allowed in? Who gets to hold out? Are there censorship rules? Governance is a bitch.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aram
@aram@Chanders@chartier@academicdave It should have no such rules. If you are legally allowed to publish, and people want to pay to read.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@aram @Chanders @chartier @academicdave Think of it as subscription, not a content side operation. Distribute pennies to pubs. Ahat's all.
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