In fact, they used the word element to talk about anything that was basic. Ancient Greek philosophers, for example, thought that everything consisted of four elements: earth, fire, water, and air. Other philosophers thought there were only two elements: sulfur and mercury.
The Internet was expected to eliminate search costs (Pereira 2005). For example, electronic commerce was predicted to cause disintermediation as search costs become low enough for end-consumers to incur them directly instead of employing retailers to do this for them.
Upon request, the Copyright Office will estimate the total cost of a search. The fee for a search estimate is $200, which is applicable to the search fee. The hourly search fee, including the preparation of an official search report, is $200. There is a two-hour minimum.