Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some direct action.

Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by gammarator on Friday September 16, 2011 @11:18AM (#3004769)

Without justifying any of this, since the Schwartz incident JSTOR has made all of the out-of-copyright content freely available: http://about.jstor.org/participate-jstor/individuals/early-j...

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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by brador on Friday September 16, 2011 @11:38AM (#3004869)

Would JSTOR have released these had the Schwartz action not occured? I suggest not. Does this then justify his actions? I don't know, but his actions have certainly proven advantageous to scientific study and breaking of the anti-science monopoly.

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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by glimcat on Friday September 16, 2011 @09:07PM (#3006910)

There are bigger crimes than breaching a paywall. It's not hard to see an argument for downloading as civil disobedience in this case.

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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by gwern on Friday September 16, 2011 @04:22PM (#3006161)

The situation reminds me of security researchers and vendors.

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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by vilhelm_s on Friday September 16, 2011 @03:32PM (#3005922)

Not all of it. Their FAQ say:

> Why not make any and all public domain content freely available? We do not believe that just because something is in the public domain, it can always be provided for free. There are costs associated with selection, digitization, access provision, preservation, and a wide variety of services that are necessary for content to reach those who need it. We have determined that we can sustain free access and meet our preservation obligations for this particular set of content for individuals as part of our overall activities undertaken in pursuit of our mission.

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