From: Marcus A Banks <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 03:11:54 +0000 Rick: It is possible both to disagree with Sci-Hub's means (phishing and stealing passwords is wrong) and appreciate its ends. Written with no intention/desire to thwart those who have other views. Hear hear Kevin. Copyright law is vastly in need of an overhaul, its underlying assumptions are pre-Web and that shows. Marcus > On Mar 1, 2016, at 2:23 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Kevin Smith <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 10:28:33 +0000 > > It is probably worth remember that the policy of ignoring copyrights > granted by foreign governments, which is what SciHub is doing, was > also the stance of the American publishing industry throughout the > 19th century. Publishing grew as fast as it did in the U.S. in part > because it was able to publish works from abroad without negotiating > royalties, since our nation did not recognize rights over foreign IP. > > Copyright is not a god-given natural right, and we should avoid > reifying it. It is, in fact, a form of economic social engineering > design to achieve particular conditions. When it no longer serves its > purpose, it may be time to reconsider our commitment to the copyright > regime once again, as a policy decision made for specific historical > conditions that no longer obtain. > > Kevin