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This isn't a solution because, while yes, it does allow them to access some/all of the specific journals and articles the academics would need to use, but the schools/country aren't going to advocate for this since they want the contract with Elsevier in general even if they don't like the terms.

It isn't a solution in theory, but it's a great solution in practice.

You're right that the schools won't advocate so-called piracy, but they don't seem to care too much about dropping the subscriptions either.

This is an excellent solution. Schools should really advocate for this. The law is counter-productive in it's current form.

Unless the article is not available there