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Why is it technically illegal to download them?

• bobo123 11y ago
  The quote says it is legal to download them --edit: apologies, should be a response to parent
• pki 11y ago
  there is somewhat of a difference between "purchasing something for 0.00 with appropriate distribution after creating an account at a webshop" and "torrenting a pdf"
• vidarh 11y ago
  It isn't, assuming Springer doesn't have contracts with author precluding it. Springer is either the copyright holder or is authorised to distribute, and they are explicitly making the works available for download. You don't need any additional permission. Any license changes they publish are important to establish your right to make any subsequent copies, though.