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Note that the police statement makes it clear that said credentials are allegedly being used to "steal papers", which to me sounds like Sci-Hub's actually just
by yellowapple 6y ago
Note that the police statement makes it clear that said credentials are allegedly being used to "steal papers", which to me sounds like Sci-Hub's actually just using said credentials to do, you know, exactly what it's advertised to do: download any and all paywalled research papers it can find, to be shared with the general public.
- Silhouette 6y agoIf SH is actually crawling independently, the police might have at least part of a point here. Academics who gave it unauthorised access using their credentials could then end up on the wrong end of a very nasty legal action if they were subsequently identified, not just about the copyright infringement aspect but potentially criminal charges related to the unauthorised access itself too.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoWhich is why, when asked by their university / police, such academics would likely claim they were hacked or otherwise had their credentials stolen.