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Re:What you may have heard about the dispute between UC and ... by dtech on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @05:06AM (#20633034)
Endorsing a US-law breaking site like SciHub could place them on the hook for legal repercussions.

This non-endorsement endorsement achieves the same goals without the above liability.

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Re:What you may have heard about the dispute between UC and ... by Iv on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @05:13AM (#20633061)
Meanwhile, a courageous girl broke some laws with no gain for her, because she thought research was important.

If the 10 biggest university libraries endorsed sci-hub, yeah, there could be legal repercussions but that could also move the lines much more than this timid non-endorsement endorsement.

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Re:What you may have heard about the dispute between UC and ... by malms on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @05:42AM (#20633179)
She's a superstar now, could make money from ad or bribes with no personal risk. I would have done the same
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Re:What you may have heard about the dispute between UC and ... by Iv on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @09:49PM (#20641101)
Yeah, right, no personal risks except being sued out of existence if she ever attempts that in any country that implements copyright laws.

Haven't we learned anything from Aaron Swartz?

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