Copyright lawyers are the worst. That shit makes no sense, retroactively claiming copyright on a paper from a hundred years ago? The journal should be shamed by the community.
They're not really claiming copyright, Springer is just selling the articles (anyone can sell copies of public domain texts). The problem is in their moronic mechanical attempt (probably not even checked by a lawyer) at "detecting" copyright infringement by comparing two editions of the same article.
Cool, so they probably now let hallucinating machines decide if humans should have access to scientific articles? Doesn't sound too smart for a business that should have smart people available.
No, the Springer Verlag (now called Springer Nature) is separate from the Axel Springer Verlag. Springer Nature is not on the level of Axel Springer, but the enshittification is ongoing.
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TachyonTele@piefed.social · 32 pts · 47d
Copyright lawyers are the worst. That shit makes no sense, retroactively claiming copyright on a paper from a hundred years ago? The journal should be shamed by the community.
antonim@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 47d
They're not really claiming copyright, Springer is just selling the articles (anyone can sell copies of public domain texts). The problem is in their moronic mechanical attempt (probably not even checked by a lawyer) at "detecting" copyright infringement by comparing two editions of the same article.
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus · 2 pts · 47d
Cool, so they probably now let hallucinating machines decide if humans should have access to scientific articles? Doesn't sound too smart for a business that should have smart people available.
Mistiygirl@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 47d
Because OF COURSE it's the Axel Springer verlag. Who the hell else could it be??
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org · 8 pts · 47d
No, the Springer Verlag (now called Springer Nature) is separate from the Axel Springer Verlag. Springer Nature is not on the level of Axel Springer, but the enshittification is ongoing.
Mistiygirl@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 47d
ah, good to know