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I think it depends on the genre. Sci-Hub is hugely popular [0] among academics and the academic publishers allege that they are missing out on a lot of money be
by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
I think it depends on the genre. Sci-Hub is hugely popular [0] among academics and the academic publishers allege that they are missing out on a lot of money because of it (Can't find the source now).
[0] https://familyinequality.wordpress.com/2020/01/15/sci-hub-users-cost-asa-journals-hundreds-of-thousands-of-downloads-and-thats-ok/ https://familyinequality.wordpress.com/2020/01/15/sci-hub-us...
- rowanG077 6y agoThat's a completely different game. Academic publisher have little value add. They essentially steal and make money of the work of scientist while the scientist themselves have to pay them. This is not comparable to piracy in the consumer sense.
- chordalkeyboard 6y agoI'm not assigning any moral weight to them; just observing the basic facts as they result to publishing.
- rowanG077 6y agoIt's not about anything moral. It's about a qualitative difference between. The second one should even be called piracy.
- chordalkeyboard 6y agoWhats the qualitative difference? > The second one should even be called piracy. Sure, I agree. Piracy is a loaded term anyway.
- rowanG077 6y agoYou are getting content you made yourself for free VS you are getting content you have not made yourself.
- chordalkeyboard 6y agoI havent made any of the studies I download from sci hub unless youre referring to the funding via tax dollars.
- rowanG077 6y agoThen you are not the typical user. By and large people who use journals are scientists and students who publish themselves.
- chordalkeyboard 6y agoThey aren’t downloading their own papers; rather those of their colleagues.