Open-Access Science Journals May Be Banned in India. This is Bad News for Everyone
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A global pandemic may be the worst time to cut off access to science research, but India may be on its way to it.
A copyright infringement suit filed by three publishing giants against Sci-Hub and Libgen, both open-source access publications, before the Delhi High Court on December 21, 2020 may be the end of free academic material in India.
The three giants are Elsevier, Wiley and American Chemical Society, and the first date of hearing is on 24th.
In the suit, the companies allege that the defendant (Alexandra Elbakyan, founder of SciHub) is well aware of the infringing nature of content available on the Sci-Hub website, and completely disregards intellectual properly claims.