Imagine this conversation.
Witness: So would you enjoy reading this book which explains the Bible based hope for everlasting life on a paradise earth?
Householder: Yes, I would love to read that. It sounds fascinating. However, I would prefer to conserve resources and read it online. After all, if I'm going to live forever on this planet, I should start taking care of it. Can you tell me where I can find it online. If it's available in a format that I can use in my ebook reader that would be great!
Witness: I don't think it's available online. We do have a website called Watchtower.org.
Householder: Ok, I'll check it out, but I really want to read that book. Websites can be pretty superficial. I'm not sure if it will answer my questions. If you don't have the link handy, I can give you my email address and you can send it to me.
Witness: I don't think that would work. I don't have Internet access and I'm pretty sure its not on the official website.
Householder: Well, I'm very surprised. How does that make you feel to give up your Saturday morning and burn all that gas to knock on houses that are usually empty when the organisation that asks you to do this can't be bothered to post that book online?
Witness: I'm happy to be doing the work that Jesus and his disciples did.
Householder: Do you mean they went from house to house?
Witness: Yes.
Householder: Oh, I know they stayed in the homes of interested people, but other than that, I thought they weren't supposed to be "transferring from house to house". I know they preached in the marketplaces. I'm sure that was far more effective than knocking on doors. Isn't the Internet the biggest marketplace in history? I would think that you would want to make full use of it for preaching the "good news". Well, I'm sure someone could be bothered to make that book available electronically. I'll just do a Google search for "Jehovah's Witnesses". I'm sure I'll find something.
Witness: Oh no, that would be copyright infringement. The Watchtower Society has threatened legal action against people who post their publications online.
Householder: I understand that they own the copyright, but why would they object to distributing this information in a more efficient manner? Didn't you say it could result in everlasting life?
Witness: Yes, it can, but the Internet has a lot of apostate information from those who only want to persecute God's people. Posting this book online would just make it easier for apostates to criticise it.
Householder: But I want to consider both favorable and negative opinions about your organisation before I come to my own conclusion. However, it doesn't appear that your organisation is actually interested in distributing "life saving information". It appears that they are far more interested in shielding their members and the public from any opposing viewpoints. It sounds like your organisation might be a cult or high control group. I'm going to research your organization on the Internet to see if it's hiding anything.