Submitted via IRC for Bytram
Swedish ISP punishes Elsevier for forcing it to block Sci-Hub by also blocking Elsevier
[...] Unfortunately for Swedes and for science, the Swedish Patent and Market Court (which never met a copyright overreach it didn't love) upheld the order, and Bahnhof, a small ISP with limited resources, decided not to appeal (a bigger, richer ISP had just lost a similar appeal).
Instead, Bahnhof now blocks attempts to visit Sci-Hub domains, and Elsevier.com, redirecting attempts to visit Elsevier to a page explaining how Elsevier's sleaze and bullying have allowed it to monopolize scientific publishing, paywalling publicly funded science that is selected, reviewed and edited by volunteers who mostly work for publicly funded institutions.
To as[sic] icing on this revenge-flavored cake, Bahnhof also detects attempts to visit its own site from the Patent and Market Court and redirects them to a page explaining that since the Patent and Market Court believes that parts of the web should be blocked, Bahnhof is blocking the court's access to its part of the web.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Arik on Monday November 05 2018, @09:31AM
Phillistinos,
"you are a"
Be careful! Absolute phrasing with the verb 'to be' can cause you to think like an animal! CATegorically and DOGmatically!
"verbose"
/me nods and rolls his eyes skyward, shrugging his shoulders.
"monospaced"
/me tilts his head towards his left shoulder, brows furrowing, puzzled.
"fool."
/me shrugs helplessly, nods.
Countermod me if you wish, I tried to undo his mod already, I'm more interested in his reply than thine.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?