According to DFS <nospam@dfs.com>:

ANSI funds itself by selling copies of standards so I wouldn't waste my time.

What does ANSI.org do to justify such exorbitant prices? Nothing as far
as I can tell.

Most if not all the standards writers are employed in occupations where
they develop the expertise to write the standards. So they're already paid.

There is a lot of clerical and editorial work involved. BTDT.

The IETF gives away its standards for free, but only because the Internet Society makes enough from .ORG to give it a $6 million/year subsidy.

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