It may be against my personal interest (I enjoy the collection of articles here) if that were the case, but I don't think it would be inappropriate. Copyright owners have a legitimate interest in protecting their work.
Meantime copyright violation is ok as long as no one sues? Or is it even a violation in that case?
If I murder someone but don't get caught, is it any less a crime?
Are you asking serious questions or just being contentious?
It may be against my personal interest (I enjoy the collection of articles here) if that were the case, but I don't think it would be inappropriate. Copyright owners have a legitimate interest in protecting their work.
Would you consider as thieves those who upload and/or read full articles that, by copyright law should be excerpted? Or is there a question of degree when compared to the theft of music?
Meantime copyright violation is ok as long as no one sues? Or is it even a violation in that case?
If I murder someone but don't get caught, is it any less a crime?
Perhaps that answers my first question?
Are you asking serious questions or just being contentious?
I'm asking serious, albeit perhaps uncomfortable, questions to try to understand how consistent you are in your views on copyright law.