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I don't really get this whole frenzy about copyrighted papers. Why not just ask the authors for a copy? Most will happily share.
by periheli0n 5y ago
I don't really get this whole frenzy about copyrighted papers. Why not just ask the authors for a copy? Most will happily share.
- Dah00n 5y agoBecause the authors are not allowed to share. If they do they are in breach of contract.
- periheli0n 5y agoAuthors can always privately share their paper.
- Dah00n 5y agoIt is not allowed by many (most?) contracts to share papers so while they can it is still breaking a contract they signed.
- CRConrad 5y agoBecause A) that in itself shows that the whole rigmarole of ostensibly assigning sole copyright to these "journals" is a ridiculously unnecessary charade, and B) Where are you going to get their contact information from? There would need to be aome centralised registry to connect scientific subjects to author details, Idunno, like some kind of... "Journal" or something? C) And if you're already going to such a place anyway, then the actual content of the articles could also be there for everyone to read directly, without having to bother the authors with correspondence. What you're defending is a humongous stupid Rube Goldberg boondoggle.