Ricky Rankin wrote:
> Sorry to return to this.
>
> As I understand the arguement goes that by including a eprint request
> link/button it is OK to email the publishers pdf as this is the same as sending a
> copy through the post.
>
> A computing colleague has asked why is ths different than displaying the pdf
> on the screen of the requester's screen as http is just another transport
> protocol?
The difference is that the paper is not Openly available: The author of
the paper makes a concious decision to produce a copy for a fellow academic
An Open Access (true Open Access) article would have the paper available
without restriction.
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