• k_o_t@lemmy.ml
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    5 years ago

    why is this even considered piracy tho?

    science journals that lock research papers behind paywalls appropriate the free research done by scientists and funded by taxes, peer reviewed by other fellow scientists, this shouldn’t even be considered piracy

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      5 years ago

      I think it was a general trend to do so without worrying about the basis on merits of said work without distinctions regarding tax funding, peer review, IP etc.