Scientists body intervene in copyright case against LibGen, Sci-Hub
January 6, 2021 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed the Delhi Science Forum and the Society for Knowledge Commons to become intervenors in a landmark copyright case that threatens to block access to online websites Sci-Hub and LibGen, which provide free access to swathes of scientific and technical literature and articles. On December 21,2020 three publishing giants sued Sci-Hub and LibGen before the Delhi High Court. The lawsuit — which demands that the websites and their mirrors and subdomains, be permanently blocked — was filed by Elsevier Ltd., Wiley Periodicals (and its Indian ...
Source: medianama.com