A way to bypass paywall to journals and other online publications is internet archive.
Are these links allowed on Skeptics?
Pro:
- Enable access for everyone to check if the quote/reference is valid.
Con:
- It's stealing (in spirit if not by law)
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I asked a similar question on MSE a couple of years back, but received no reply: meta.stackexchange.com/q/375360/461068– F1KrazyCommented Aug 31, 2023 at 12:41
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We are not judging copyright, it's far too complex an issue. Especially as a lot of what we do arguably falls under "fair use".
I don't see any reason to prohibit internet archive links, as long as the original link is also present in the post. They are a useful addition for questions particularly as they cannot be changed, so potential later corrections that could cause confusion would be obvious.
answered Aug 31, 2023 at 12:33
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1I would add that we frequently use IA links when the original source is no longer available, so we certainly don't have a blanket prohibition against it.– Oddthinking ModCommented Aug 31, 2023 at 14:45