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http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=179721 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=179721

• Alex3917 18y ago
  I dislike the current system because it attributes a violation of copyright to the submitter that they're not actually responsible for. In practice it's not a real issue, it's just kind of tacky. It would be better if all submitted PDFs were turned into Scribd documents, but each user had a profile option for whether to change their PDF links to point to the Scribd doc or to leave it pointing to the original download.
  • jsn 18y ago
    or they might just add a hyperlinked "[pdf]" or "[scribd]" after the original link, pointing to scribdified version. internets ignoring my choice of pdf viewer -- that sure feels wrong. oh well, greasemonkey to rescue.
    • Xichekolas 18y ago
      Already done: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25039 http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25039
      • jsn 18y ago
        my version (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/26925 http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/26925) was there 1 minute before that :)
        • Xichekolas 18y ago
          Yeah, I just tacked it on to my blacklist, which I'm sure not everyone wants.