TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 4 days agoWhen corporations scrape academic papers, it's justified. When individuals do it, it's inexcusable.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWhen corporations scrape academic papers, it's justified. When individuals do it, it's inexcusable.lemmy.mlTheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-squareNatanox@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoIt’s a US “non-profit”. One that demands 19$ per article which they merely provide as aggregator, they don’t own shit. Utterly absurd.
minus-squareFlocklesscrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoWhich means they’re adding profit margin to the otherwise zero marginal cost of said information good.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoNon profit here merely means they are exemot from US income taxes so they are grifting even hardrr on us. MIT is grifting in a similat but bigger manner.
It’s a US “non-profit”. One that demands 19$ per article which they merely provide as aggregator, they don’t own shit.
Utterly absurd.
Which means they’re adding profit margin to the otherwise zero marginal cost of said information good.
Non profit here merely means they are exemot from US income taxes so they are grifting even hardrr on us.
MIT is grifting in a similat but bigger manner.