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SCi-Hub used hacked or shared university account to abuse the university proxies to get content. For big research institutions, it's an annoyance. To small coll
by acveilleux 11y ago
SCi-Hub used hacked or shared university account to abuse the university proxies to get content. For big research institutions, it's an annoyance. To small colleges and university library it is a major headache that can get the whole university locked out from resources the library is paying dearly for.
Source: My partner is a librarian at a smaller university, this happens every few months and they lose access to major online platforms for days if not longer every time.
- anewhnaccount 11y agoI feel like you're blaming the wrong party here.
- _Codemonkeyism 11y agoThe "blaming" is in your head. People who explain how things happen do not "blame".
- conceit 11y agoDon't talk bullshit. There clearly is blame put on the proxies > it [the proxy] is a major headache that can get the whole university locked out Whether either the practice of lock out should be blamed for immoral licensing or the proxy servers blamed for immoral illicit access, is not properly explained here.
- _Codemonkeyism 11y agoDon't talk bullshit. Just because you think in categories of 'blame' doesn't mean everyone else does. For some people there is a difference between causality and guilt.