Any research Authored Eternity funds should be published in a way that is freely and permanently accessible to everyone. The results of publicly-directed science belong to the public. The question of patents and products is more complicated, and we should be honest about that. Research often has multiple funders. Partners bring their own resources, their own IP, their own commercial interests. Authored Eternity cannot — and should not try to — override the legitimate interests of parties who have contributed their own resources to a project. What we can require is proportionality. Where Authored Eternity is the primary or sole funder, the expectation is that resulting patents or products are licensed in a way that is free to build upon. Where we are one funder among many, our IP terms should reflect our share. We should not be subsidizing a privately captured monopoly, but we should not pretend we have leverage we do not have. The principle behind both: donor money given in service of humanity should not end up serving private interests. The access requirement ensures the knowledge is free. The proportional IP requirement ensures our specific contribution does not become someone else's wall.