Re:Cambridge University Press make their books free until May
by llvim on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @01:05AM
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is this legal?
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Re:Cambridge University Press make their books free until May
by lalaland1125 on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @01:14AM
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No. But not all illegal things are immoral.
Re:Cambridge University Press make their books free until May
by degski on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @06:49AM
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Limiting the acquisition of knowledge to people with sufficient economic means is immoral, because it means that more than half the worlds population has no means to move forward, even if they are motivated and intelligent.
Re:Cambridge University Press make their books free until May
by dredmorbius on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:27AM
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Though discussing Sci-Hub and scientific articles, much of this argument applies as well to textbooks and publishing generally:
What the academic publishing industry calls "theft" the world calls "research": Why Sci-Hub is so popular
https://old.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/4p2rwk/what_th...