[pyre]

Though some might see higher learning as a business these days, I still don't view universities in the same light as corporations, so no matter the level of pressure from MIT, I still wouldn't class it as, "pressure from businesses."

[rayiner]

MIT isn't just a business, it's a quasi-corporate entity that is a key piece of the military industrial complex. It's a piece of the establishment that's open right up to the point where it's not. There is nothing wrong with that, and it's a true treasure to the U.S., but there is no need to pretend it is anything other than what it is.

People are demonizing JSTOR and making excuses for MIT in this situation, but their perception of who is the big faceless establishment entity here is wholly mistaken.