From what I gather, 6A will not act if no one complains about it. However, if they do have a complaint, they have to investigate and make a determination if the journal should bee ToS'd.
That's a legal thing. If 6A proactively goes after journals, they cross the line into becoming a publisher. That means they are now responsible for the content on every single one of those 13 million accounts they have on their servers. This opens them up to all kinds of legal jeopardy.
If they wait until the complaints come to them, they are just a service provider and aren't responsible for content. Instead, they're offering services to 13 million independent publishers.
That said, I agree. They need to spell out where the line is, not just to protect the users and to provide guidance to their own personnel, but also to weed out frivolous complaints from Internet cranks.
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That's a legal thing. If 6A proactively goes after journals, they cross the line into becoming a publisher. That means they are now responsible for the content on every single one of those 13 million accounts they have on their servers. This opens them up to all kinds of legal jeopardy.
If they wait until the complaints come to them, they are just a service provider and aren't responsible for content. Instead, they're offering services to 13 million independent publishers.
That said, I agree. They need to spell out where the line is, not just to protect the users and to provide guidance to their own personnel, but also to weed out frivolous complaints from Internet cranks.