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As a practical matter, the consequence of the &ldquo;balance&rdquo; concept is to reverse the burden of justification for changes in copyright law. The copyright bargain places the burden on the publishers to convince the readers to cede certain freedoms. The concept of balance reverses this burden, practically speaking, because there is generally no doubt that publishers will benefit from additional privilege. Unless harm to the readers can be proved, sufficient to &ldquo;outweigh&rdquo; this benefit, we are led to conclude that the publishers are entitled to almost any privilege they request.