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Hypothetically, can publishers go after authors who used sci-hub ?
by neatze 6y ago
Hypothetically, can publishers go after authors who used sci-hub ?
- TT3351 6y agoI'm willing to bet publishers understand that will make any remaining good will they have with the people who generate their content evaporate
- srswtf123 6y agoHostages aren’t usually full good will, and hostage takers aren’t the best negotiators.
- lou1306 6y agoThey could, but the optics of such an action would be really, really bad. Moreover, my gut feeling is that most researchers that use sci-hub could obtain most of the papers through their employer's subscription anyway. It's just that the UX of Sci-Hub is so much better.