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It doesn’t really matter what excuse they bring forward, contracts are contracts and terms of service are terms of service. Boycott them or stick by their rules
by claudius 11y ago
It doesn’t really matter what excuse they bring forward, contracts are contracts and terms of service are terms of service. Boycott them or stick by their rules, but don’t make your own.
If you release something under the GPL and some shop decides that they’d rather it be under the MIT license, you’d also be annoyed at them for both using your work and not sticking by your rules.
- versteegen 11y agoThe recent UK law providing an exception to copyright for text and data mining gives Elsevier the right to require that access is only through the API provided they do make them accessible without "unreasonable" restrictions. I think that's perfectly fair, and they don't need an "excuse". See: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/how-does-elseviers-text-mining-policy-work-with-new-uk-tdm-law https://www.elsevier.com/connect/how-does-elseviers-text-min...
- jacquesm 11y ago> The UK law adds weight to our position; we are ensuring that those with "lawful access" (in UK legislation speak) have the right to mine our works. Emphasis mine, I wonder if that was a slip or intentional.