‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees

Re:‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over... by serial_dev on Sunday May 07, 2023 @05:37PM (#35855860)

I don't see how scientists starting businesses and making the articles public domain are connected.

Having the articles freely available is good for encouraging discovery, communication and learning.

I don't see how that would significantly change the equation for protecting your business, as we assume the article was already available for 30 dollars.

If a 30 dollars fee is the only thing that stops someone from stealing your idea, it is either a bad idea, or your competitors don't realize it's a good one.

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Re:‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over... by ModernMech on Monday May 08, 2023 @06:52AM (#35860166)

Parent said “work, data, journal, etc.” should be public domain. I presume “etc.” would mean patents as well.

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