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title: 'Paywall: The Business of Scholarship (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jason Schmitt'
released: '2018-09-05'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/paywall-the-business-of-scholarship-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8657152/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Paywall: The Business of Scholarship (2018)

2018 · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Paywall: The Business of Scholarship is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Jason Schmitt. It documents the high profits and business practices of the academic publishing industry and the efforts of the open access movement to reform it. The film premiered at the Landmark Theater (E-Street) in Washington, DC on September 5, 2018, and was subsequently freely released online under a Creative Commons license Attribution 4.0 in keeping with the spirit of the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jason Schmitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-schmitt)

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Official site: http://paywallthemovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/paywall-the-business-of-scholarship-2018
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