From a great slide show on Open Education by Dave Wiley
Thomas More was a zealot who had as many people burned who read the bible in the vernacular as possible. Printers were the hackers of their day and many too were burnt.
It's ironic that we see the same forces today - those with an interest in their interest who mask their own interests with accusations that we steal!
The Church was all powerful back in the 15th century as corporate interests are today - but my bet is that they will lose today as they lost then.
Bueller?