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Without justifying any of this, since the Schwartz incident JSTOR has made all of the out-of-copyright content freely available: http://about.jstor.org/particip

Without justifying any of this, since the Schwartz incident JSTOR has made all of the out-of-copyright content freely available: http://about.jstor.org/participate-jstor/individuals/early-journal-content http://about.jstor.org/participate-jstor/individuals/early-j...

brador 15y ago
Would JSTOR have released these had the Schwartz action not occured? I suggest not. Does this then justify his actions? I don't know, but his actions have certainly proven advantageous to scientific study and breaking of the anti-science monopoly.
- gwern 15y ago
  The situation reminds me of security researchers and vendors.
- glimcat 15y ago
  There are bigger crimes than breaching a paywall. It's not hard to see an argument for downloading as civil disobedience in this case.
vilhelm_s 15y ago
Not all of it. Their FAQ say: > Why not make any and all public domain content freely available? We do not believe that just because something is in the public domain, it can always be provided for free. There are costs associated with selection, digitization, access provision, preservation, and a wide variety of services that are necessary for content to reach those who need it. We have determined that we can sustain free access and meet our preservation obligations for this particular set of content for individuals as part of our overall activities undertaken in pursuit of our mission.