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I found this interesting: "With MIT President Emeritus Charles M. Vest currently serving as a Trustee of JSTOR parent Ithaka as well as a Trustee of The MIT Co
by rgrieselhuber 14y ago
I found this interesting:
"With MIT President Emeritus Charles M. Vest currently serving as a Trustee of JSTOR parent Ithaka as well as a Trustee of The MIT Corporation, one might have expected MIT to issue a statement similar to the let's-put-this-behind-us one JSTOR made on the Swartz case back in 2011."
I had been wondering if JSTOR was really as hands-off as they made themselves out to be. This suggests at least one financial incentive MIT might have had for cooperating on this case.
- jpdoctor 14y ago> MIT President Emeritus Charles M. Vest currently serving as a Trustee of JSTOR parent Ithaka I've met him a few times in the past: From what little interaction I've had, I find it hard to believe his attitude was "Teach that meddling kid a lesson!!1!". I'd also wonder if "trustee" borders on an ex-officio designation. (I forget his latest gig... NAS? Something like that.) Of course I could be wrong, but my money would be elsewhere.
- flogic 14y agoThose titles seem like the kind of thing were the holder has pretty much nothing to do with day to day operations of the organization.