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Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by nickledave on Thursday July 27, 2017 @04:28PM (#14869152)
You've found watermarks in sci-hub PDFs? I hadn't noticed that but maybe I was too excited about being able to get the damn paper.

You could tweet at them with a link to a Github repo of your scripts, they are active on Twitter

Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by philipkglass on Thursday July 27, 2017 @04:35PM (#14869206)
Yes, the example article I linked to on another comment has the name of the university and the download date watermarked. And that's on an article for a large, long-established journal; it's not like they're just missing watermarks on niche journals.

Thanks for the tip about tweeting. I need to set up another github account disconnected from my professional identity but that shouldn't be too hard.

EDIT: and maybe a separate Twitter account. And maybe both accounts used only from public wifi, too. I wouldn't put much past the publishers when it comes to getting revenge on people who help sci-hub. Unlike Elbakyan, I am not out of their reach.

Re:Sci-Hub’s cache of pirated papers is so big, subscription... by stepik777 on Friday July 28, 2017 @04:47AM (#14872891)
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