Copyright Fail: 'Pirating' Academic Papers Not Only Commonplace, But Now Seen As Mainstream

Techdirt has been writing about open access for many years. The idea and practice are certainly spreading, but they're spreading more slowly than many in the academic world had hoped. That's particularly frustrating when you're a a researcher who can't find a particular academic paper freely available as open access, and you really need it now.
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