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That's not strictly the case. This practice is actually infringing on your (albeit bonkers) agreement with Elsevier. You can only share copies with those who re
by jszymborski 7y ago
That's not strictly the case. This practice is actually infringing on your (albeit bonkers) agreement with Elsevier. You can only share copies with those who requested it as an act of "professional courtesy".
- cortesoft 7y agoClicking a link is requesting it, and I am professionally courteous to everyone.
- whatshisface 7y agoDespite the popular reputation of lawyers, the courts typically frown on interpretative trickery (unless you are so good at it that you can make the reasonable interpretation sound like the tricky one).
- dotancohen 7y agoThe action is actually called "an HTTP _request_".
- Vinnl 7y agoTo all authors: note that it's often possible to modify the contract to enable it. They'll often not notice or just approve it. See https://sparcopen.org/our-work/author-rights/ https://sparcopen.org/our-work/author-rights/
- jszymborski 7y agoDuly noted! Thanks for the info.