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Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck?(arstechnica.com)
120 points by DR_MING an hour ago | 5 comments
aleph_minus_one 24 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

> The specific reason for the retractions was copyright violation, so there was nothing wrong with the actual papers from a scientific standpoint.

There is a reason why the German portmanteau word "Zensurheberrecht" ("Zensur": censorship; "Urheberrecht": the related concept to copyright in German law) exists.

aap_ 9 minutes ago | parent [-]

Never heard this, but very accurate. thanks :)

mellosouls 27 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Discussed a couple days ago:

Springer Nature has removed two studies by Max Planck (science.org) 389 points, 196 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48686834

jrimbault 23 minutes ago | parent [-]

I notice how the title by Ars Technica is much less baity than Nature: "Why have papers by one of history’s most famous physicists been retracted?" vs "Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck?"

WesolyKubeczek 7 minutes ago | parent [-]

It’s almost like Nature doesn’t expect its readers to know who this Max Planck guy is. :-)