Open Content for Nonprofits: Wanna talk about it?

Michelle Murrain has set up a new NTEN Affinity Group called Open Content Business Models.  The description:

There has been a lot of discussion in the nonprofit technology community about open content. Open content is content (papers, articles, presentations, graphics, etc.) that is freely available, and released under a Creative Commons (or similar) license. But, so far, a successful business model has not be tested or evaluated. This group is designed to provide a forum for frank discussions of open content business models for the nonprofit sector, to discuss what works, what doesn't work, how to evaluate different models, and, eventually, to help develop, disseminate and foster different kinds of content business models that provide the ability to provide quality content to the sector in ways that are both financially sustainable for the authors and editors, and are as open and freely accessible as possible. Please join, and enter into the conversation.

The conversation about Open Content started percolating in the NpTech blogopshere sparked by a thoughtful post from Michelle Murrain commenting on the licensing of the new Journal of Information Technology and Social Change.  Michael Gilbert responded here.  Michelle Murrain summarizes the discussion and adds some food for thought.

Laura Quinn explains why she feels the "all content should be open" attitude is not responsible and explains how/why there aren't sustainable business models in nonprofit content creation.  Her call to action:  "If we want good nonprofit content in the world, we can’t just arbitrarily demand openness. We can't assume that someone else will foot the bill for us, because that just isn't a sustanable long term solution. We need to support the organizations that are writing it in figuring out how to cover their costs. Or these organizations will simply cease to exist."

Where Most Needed had this to say.  In the comments, Michele Martin points to an interesting article "Saying You Can't Compete for Free Is Saying You Can't Compete"

What is your take ...on Open Content for Nonprofits?  Please join, and enter into the conversation.