Your observation on who owns your research is one that is denied in most cases. If a company pays for research it is their property to dispose of as they like, including publication or non-publication. If a taxpayer funded research project is owned by the taxpayers, then there should only be a publish option and no other. The state could put a small fee for reading, just to keep the trolls out, but not large enough to keep the taxpayers out. Trolls seem to go for the free stuff the most. BTW, that is also why I like stacker news, not many trolls.