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Stop uploading articles with copyright: HC to open-access academic portal
Hearing a case filed by Elsevier, Wiley India, Wiley Periodicals, American Chemical Society against Sci-Hub and Library Genesis (Libgen), the court asked the owner of Sci-Hub to ensure that no article with a copyright will be uploaded or made available on the website till January 6. December 25, 2020 9:29:44 am
Meanwhile, Cutis has sought a temporary injunction against the use of trademark Covishield by SII, till the time the suit for permanent injunction is decided. (Representational)
The Delhi High Court Thursday asked Alexandra Elbakyan, the owner of Sci-Hub a pirate website that provides free access to millions of research papers and books otherwise copyright protected to disclose her physical address to court and also recorded her counsel’s statement that no articles or publications in which major publishing houses, which have approached the court with a copyri
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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.
Sci-Hub Case: The Court Should Protect Science From Greedy Academic Publishers
A court of law in India shouldn t allow itself to become a tool for perpetuating inequalities in access to scientific literature in the developing world.
The logos of the three plaintiffs. Image: The Wire
Not many litigations have evoked strong, even panicky, reactions from researchers in natural sciences in India â but a copyright infringement suit filed by three publishing giants against Sci-Hub and Libgen before the Delhi High Court on December 21, 2020, has managed to do just that. The three are Elsevier, Wiley and American Chemical Society. Reactions to the ‘development’ ranged from wondering whether Sci-Hub will be banned in India to whether it is advisable for researchers to intervene in this litigation, to share their perspectives.