I share the sentiment insofar as free access would benefit my own sanity, except when it is about hording.

On the other hand, there is a slippery sloap to decide what isn't scientific so much as to not be required open knowledge.

By the way, specialist knowledge and open knowledge is kind of a dichotomy. You would need to define the intersection of both. Suddenly you are looking at a patent system. Pay to Quote, citation fees, news websites already are demanding this from google, here in Germany, inuding Springer Press