HowNet is accused of publishing the papers of Academician Zhong Nanshan without authorization and using them for profit. Without informing Academician Zhong Nanshan, the act violated the intellectual property rights of others. This part of the paper published by Academician Zhong Nanshan is about COVID-19's academic research for your free reference. But on HowNet official website, the cost of a download is as high as that of 4.5 yuan. At present, HowNet's alleged monopoly has been investigated.

HowNet used other people's papers without authorization more than once.

Coincidentally, after HowNet was found to be using Academician Zhong Nanshan's paper, careful netizens found that it was not the first time that HowNet had done so. Previously, HowNet uploaded its papers without informing Professor Zhao Dexin, and did not pay any intellectual property fees to Professor Zhao Dexin. What is even more ridiculous is that Professor Zhao Dexin went to HowNet to download the paper himself, and even charged! Professor Zhao Dexin, who is only eighty years old, has begun a difficult road to safeguarding rights. Until recently, HowNet was thoroughly investigated, and the relevant departments of HowNet made a pretentious apology for Zhao De's new work. If the State Supervision Bureau does not investigate, HowNet will not pretend to apologize.

What is HowNet?

HowNet is an authoritative academic platform, in which many experts' academic papers have been published. Some college students who need some graduation papers often need to use this website to find relevant authoritative materials to improve their papers. Some researchers also need these papers to help them complete their scientific research work. HowNet developed normally a few years ago, and there was almost no infringement of other people's intellectual property rights. In recent years, I began to publish other people's papers without authorization and make a profit.

Suspected of monopolistic behavior.

This kind of behavior is not conducive to the development of academic circles. In the face of the investigation by the State Supervision Bureau, the official of HowNet said that it would fully cooperate with the investigation and thoroughly rectify this bad behavior. I hope HowNet can correct its mistakes and create a good academic research environment.