[open-science] [Open-access] How to Block Readcube and Why

Fri Mar 20 10:02:33 UTC 2015

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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