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Perhaps, then, you should reconsider the people (like me) who are saying that the application of copyright to academic publications must be ended. http://news.
by Anechoic 14y ago
Perhaps, then, you should reconsider the people (like me) who are saying that the application of copyright to academic publications must be ended.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5025852 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5025852
I've been on board for some time now. However...
expanding access to knowledge and to education is crucial for maintaining a just legal system in any democratic society
Yeah, that sounds good, but realistically an open JSTOR doesn't stop five poor black kids in NYC or a shitload of poor kids in Chicago from facing jail time forced on them by aggressive prosecutors via coerced confessions.
- jacquesm 14y agoThere is no need to choose though, we can fix all those things.