>you find project Gutenberg
>you're planning to host an Einstein book on your own server
>it was made in 1916 so there are no royalty issues
>then you realize the digitized book is under a whole bunch of licensing rules imposed by Project Gutenberg
>for instance you can't use the book in a commercial setting, you must always have the long-ass license attached to the work etc.
Sigh. Can't I just copy and paste science onto my website? Why is every bit of common scientific knowledge behind some kind of license wall?
>you're planning to host an Einstein book on your own server
>it was made in 1916 so there are no royalty issues
>then you realize the digitized book is under a whole bunch of licensing rules imposed by Project Gutenberg
>for instance you can't use the book in a commercial setting, you must always have the long-ass license attached to the work etc.
Sigh. Can't I just copy and paste science onto my website? Why is every bit of common scientific knowledge behind some kind of license wall?
