[mpyne]

Have you ever used Google Scholar? When I did, even if it indexed paywalled articles it didn't offer direct links to it (would have made my job easier at the time, trust me).

It's hard to hold Google up as a paragon of "doing the right thing" IP infringment when they'll auto-remove videos from YouTube based just on their similarity to other videos that have been flagged inappropriately for copyright violation.

[dublinben]

Google Scholar currently offers direct links to articles, free or otherwise. Many are posted on public sites, whereas others require institutional access.