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Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by teraflop on Thursday July 27, 2017 @03:58PM (#14868873)
Um, I know our legal system isn't perfect, but the outcome of a court case is still largely decided by, you know, actual laws and facts. You can't just throw money at some lawyers and assume you get to "defeat" whoever you want.

I totally agree with the position that for-profit journals are bad for the research community, but is there any doubt that legally they have the right to charge universities for the content that they own the rights to?

Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by rvern on Friday July 28, 2017 @12:00AM (#14871864)
It is the researchers who are downloading papers, not the universities.