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Endorsing a US-law breaking site like SciHub could place them on the hook for legal repercussions. This non-endorsement endorsement achieves the same goals wit
by dtech 7y ago
Endorsing a US-law breaking site like SciHub could place them on the hook for legal repercussions.
This non-endorsement endorsement achieves the same goals without the above liability.
- Iv 7y agoMeanwhile, a courageous girl broke some laws with no gain for her, because she thought research was important. If the 10 biggest university libraries endorsed sci-hub, yeah, there could be legal repercussions but that could also move the lines much more than this timid non-endorsement endorsement.
- malms 7y agoShe's a superstar now, could make money from ad or bribes with no personal risk. I would have done the same
- Iv 7y agoYeah, right, no personal risks except being sued out of existence if she ever attempts that in any country that implements copyright laws. Haven't we learned anything from Aaron Swartz?