Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription journals are doomed

Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by bogomipz on Thursday July 27, 2017 @04:13PM (#14869014)

Can someone who's familiar with this research paper subscription model that is threatened a la Elsevier explain to me how we got here?

I am curious if at one time did Universities publish these independently and were they more accessible to the public? When did this practice of restricting access to papers via subscriptions begin?

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Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by dougmccune on Thursday July 27, 2017 @06:25PM (#14870211)

This long article about Robert Maxwell does a great job answering your question: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/profitable-b...

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Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by bogomipz on Friday July 28, 2017 @09:40AM (#14874181)

This is a really fascinating read. Thanks! Cheers.

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