This abstract is for a presentation being made at the Digital Humanities 2007 Conference in June at UIUC.
Academic progress seems to depend on a person's ability to contribute to society as measured by attributable work such as articles and monographs in areas that are interesting to society. These attributions depend on copyrights and patents, the keys to establishing and protecting intellectual property ownership. The various print journals and publishing houses act as a peer-reviewed intermediary. The academy establishes social interest in a project by the project's ability to attract financial support.
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