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This is a list of significant public domain resources that are behind a paywall, in other words information which it is legal under copyright law for anyone to copy and distribute, but which are currently charged for on the Internet. Notable categories are some government publications, including legal documents, works on which copyright has ...
Bypass Paywalls Clean (BPC) is a free and open-source web browser extension that circumvents paywalls. Developed by magnolia1234, the extension uses techniques such as clearing cookies and showing content from web archives .
Three high level models of paywall have emerged: hard paywalls that allow no free content and prompt the user straight away to pay in order to read, listen or watch the content, soft paywalls that allow some free content, such as an abstract or summary, and metered paywalls that allow a set number of free articles that a reader can access over a specific period of time, allowing more ...
Invidious is a free and open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. [2] [3] It is available as a Docker container, [4] or from the GitHub master branch. [5]It is intended to be used as a lightweight and "privacy-respecting" alternative to the official YouTube website. [2]
A view of the St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, taken on June 8, 2019. Venice authorities have rolled out a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile ...
"On the other hand, we may see previously free services moving behind paywalls as consumer expectations shift. Social media platforms or free content websites could begin charging for ad-free ...
Sci-Hub was founded in Kazakhstan by Alexandra Elbakyan in 2011, in response to the high cost of research papers behind paywalls (see Serials crisis). The site is extensively used worldwide. [4] [5] In September 2019, the site's operator(s) said that it served approximately 400,000 requests per day. [7]
The Open Access Button is a browser bookmarklet which registers when people hit a paywall to an academic article and cannot access it. [1] It is supported by Medsin UK and the Right to Research Coalition. [1] A prototype was built at a BMJ Hack Weekend. [2] [3] All code is openly available online at GitHub. [4]