[Open-access] How to Block Readcube and Why

[Ross Mounce]

if the first thing you see is a rotating Readcube cube in your browser
after clicking on "get PDF" then it's actually taking you into a Readcube /
HTML/ Javascript rendering of a PDF that looks similar to the real PDF.
This is NOT the a PDF file.

if your URL bar shows "epdf" at the end of the string you're in Readcube,
not the actual PDF file

Visually, if you see "red" PDF icons - they will direct you to Readcube

If you have JavaScript already disable, the page will render "grey" colour
PDF icons and the link will redirect you to proper, real PDF.

Best,

Ross

On 20 March 2015 at 10:13, glyn moody <glyn.moody at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Best wishes
>
> Glyn
>
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Fossils, Phylogeny and Macroevolution Research Group
University of Bath, 4 South Building, Lab 1.07
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