[Open-access] How to Block Readcube and Why

Fri Mar 20 10:13:08 UTC 2015

I've tried various papers on that link, both with Firefox and Chrome -
that take me (slowly) to PDF downloads, not Readcube...(but I
do get the colourful ReadCube widget as I wait....)

On 20 March 2015 at 10:02, Ross Mounce <ross.mounce at gmail.com> wrote:
> I wouldn't get quite that excited.
>
> Copy & Paste & Printing & Saving the real PDF *are* available only if you
> have rights to e.g. hybrid open access (although maybe they might
> accidentally restrict rights on some...)
>
> But that does unveil how artificial the restrictions are on Beggar Access
> readcube links (re: December 2014) -> they can turn off our ability to
> copy/paste & print within Readcube at their whim it seems.
>
>
> They can't turn off this loophole. Disabling JavaScript on your own web
> browser is thankfully outside of their control and they can't easily
> re-write Readcube so that is doesn't need JavaScript.
>
> Just to repeat: the main issue here is that they have removed ALL links that
> go directly to a PDF file from the article landing pages (if you're using a
> modern, javascript-enabled web browser). They have done this without
> consultation. It makes it harder to access/download the real PDF. You have
> to got "get PDF" which takes you to Readcube (loading... loading), then from
> within Readcube, if you have the rights to, you can download PDF.
>
>
> I wouldn't go too far with this. Just keep to what I think is factual.
>
> Try these about for a demonstration, this whole issue is 'free' to access
> for anyone. All "PDF" links should take you into Readcube rather than PDF:
> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/zoos.v86:1/issuetoc
>
>
>

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