At least, academic papers give credits to the author… Or to the author’s boss
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Jiral@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Welcome to the world of scientific publishing, long before AI. Except authors even have to pay g free or creating “content”, and reviewers are expected to work for free.
i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 1 week ago
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
I don’t even know why they charge such high prices.
I don’t work in academia but I am curious about thing and look up papers all the time.
I have never bought a single one at those ridiculous prices. But if they were reasonable like $1-$3 or something I probably would have an di imagine a lot of people would have.
You make more if 100 people buy a $1 item than 3 people buying a $30 item and the world benefits more.
Jiral@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Because they can. It really is just a cartell. Especially institutions pay a fortune for bundled access.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Hey, remember that time Aaron Swartz used public APIs and perfectly legal aggregation of information to compile scientific journals in a data set outside the paywall. And he was arrested, prosecuted, and threatened with life in prison until he (allegedly) killed himself?
Then his original and highly lucrative pet project, Reddit, was mutated into a propaganda factory by the Epstein Class, cannibalized by the Investor Class, and gutted for AI slop by the Tech Sector?