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by Dig1t 1541 days ago
>However, we want to be clear that this edition is only free to read, look at and listen to online, and this posting does not transfer any right to download all or any portion of the book The Feynman Lectures on Physics, its photos or tape recordings, for any purpose.

What the heck, why not just make them available for download?

So stupid, this is some of the best information in the world and should be shared as widely as possible. An institution of higher learning shouldn't be concerned with tightly controlling how knowledge is disseminated outside of the institution. Especially old things from the 60's like this.

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Browsers download the portions automatically just by visiting the page, so that's strangely murky.

Usually licenses for the purpose of preventing unlicensed publication would just issue the publication with a non-distribution clause.