@feld @emc2 @autiomaa Copyright law literally forbids that. Yes you can read them, but that does not entitle you to republish, store and sell in aggregate, prepare derivative works, etc.
If a court somehow decides "no, fuck you, that only protects movie and music industries, not you" then that's a cause for taking action to make change, not for arguing that folks should accept that outcome and change their behaviors to accommodate it.