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Sci-Hub pits US law against morality, public sentiment, and public interest much more directly than usual. Unfortunately, the US government is not the sort of e
by jimrandomh 9y ago
Sci-Hub pits US law against morality, public sentiment, and public interest much more directly than usual. Unfortunately, the US government is not the sort of entity which can notice itself being a villain, or notice itself burning its credibility.
- lucb1e 9y agoIs it just because I'm not a native speaker, or is that very cryptically phrased? I'm really not sure what you are trying to say, for or against the termination.
- danielvf 9y agoHe's saying - Sci-Hub is doing good, but breaking the US law. - The US law in this case is immoral, people don't like the law, and the law is bad for the country. - The US government is unable notice that these laws are bad, and so will continue to doing bad things (like shutting down Sci-Hub).
- aminorex 9y agoNon-native speaker I think. It was unambiguously supportive of the unarmed party in the conflict.
- AgentME 9y agoIn the sentence "Sci-Hub pits US law against morality", "pits" means to put things in a fight against each other (ostensibly, a fight inside of a pit). He's saying that the situation shows that the US law is not on the side of morality in this specific spot at least.
- smichel17 9y agoNative speaker. It is understandable (explained in sibling comments) but definitely puts eloquence before readability.
- h2g3yhogw8 9y agoeloquence literally means readability
- tzs 9y agoWhy are you singling out the US? Sci-Hub is against the law in most countries.
- wolf550e 9y agoEh, copyright law in most countries is the way it is because of pressure from the richest countries (like the US) to conform or lose all trade (or even get a visit from a Marine expeditionary force).
- briandear 9y agoSo you're saying that everything the world does is predicated on a fear of a US invasion? Has the US invaded China over copyright? Has India been invaded or embargoed over lax IP laws? How about Russia, Argentina, Chile, Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand? Here's the Priority Watch List from the US Trade Representative naming the biggest IP offenders in the world: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/USTR%202014%20Special%20301%20Report%20to%20Congress%20FINAL.pdf https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/USTR%202014%20Special%2... We can note that the US hasn't sent a "Marine Expeditionary Force" to any country over the issue. The US hasn't even sent a cruise missle to send a message to prolific IP violators. A strongly worded letter has been the extent of the "invasion." It's getting to be almost comical that the US is being presented as the cause of all that is wrong in the world. The anti-Americanism that's rife here is a bit ridiculous -- we're on Hacker News -- a site that is sponsored by an organization (YC) that's the epitome of American capitalism, located in the epicenter of one of the most successful and valuable regions on the planet: ground zero for the invention of the devices and software with which you're able to read this and type your responses. It's ironic to be complaining about the country that invented much of the tech you're using right this minute enabled by the very laws about which you complain. The United States isn't perfect, nobody is disputing that. However, the suggestion that the United States is going to send in the Marines over differences in IP law.. That's just absurd, based on zero logic, and needs to be called out for the nonsense it is.
- sschueller 9y agoIt's not an invasion that countries fear. It's not being able to trade in Dollars.
- zerostar07 9y agoIts users are also against the law.