This was done intentionally by MLK with the proceeds used for good works last time I looked into it. So, amusingly, articles like this are kind of written out of ignorance as to the speech itself.
> This was done intentionally by MLK with the proceeds used for good works last time I looked into it.
Irrespective of this, it reduces the number of textbooks that can publish the text of the speech to (almost) zero, since most publishers can't afford it.
This is a value judgement and therefore subjective, but I don't believe it's worth it.
