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Title    Scientists to be Heard in High-Profile Publisher Lawsuit Against Sci-Hub in India
Date    Tuesday January 12 2021, @08:25AM
Author    requerdanos
Topic   
from the dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/01/12/034215

takyon writes:

Sci-Hub Founder Criticises Sudden Twitter Ban Over Over "Counterfeit" Content

Twitter has suspended the account of Sci-Hub, a site that offers a free gateway to paywalled research. The site is accused of violating the counterfeit policy of the social media platform. However, founder Alexandra Elbakyan believes that this is an effort to silence the growing support amidst a high profile court case in India.

[...] In recent weeks, Sci-Hub has become the focus of a high-profile lawsuit in India where Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society want the site blocked. The case isn't as straightforward as in other countries, in part because access to Sci-Hub is seen as vital by many local academics.

Earlier this week, the Indian High Court declared the case an "issue of public importance," inviting experts and scientists to testify on the matter. Meanwhile, however, the pressure on Sci-Hub grows.

Judge: Sci-Hub Blocking Case "Important" For Science, Community Representations Will Be Heard

A High Court judge says that nineteen scientists and three scientific and medical organizations will have their intervention applications heard before any decision is handed down in the ongoing Sci-Hub blocking case. Filed by several publishers, the lawsuit seeks ISP blocking of the platform in India. Justice JR Midha notes that the case addresses an "issue of public importance."

On December 21, 2020, academic publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society filed a lawsuit demanding that Indian ISPs block access to Sci-Hub and Libgen.

[...] As reported this week, scientists, academics, teachers and students have been applying pressure to have their voices heard in the case. According to them, any blocking of Sci-Hub and Libgen would amount to a denial of access to information crucial to the wellbeing of not only the scientific and research communities but also of India as a whole.

During a hearing yesterday at the Delhi High Court, the publishers hoped to obtain an order to have the platforms and their many domains blocked. However, the presiding judge listened to the calls of the scientific community and agreed that a delay to allow more detailed consideration would be appropriate in this case.

"It is an issue of public importance. It's very important to the scientific community," said Justice JR Midha.

Previously:

Elsevier Cracks Down on "Pirate" Science Search Engines
The Research Pirates of the Dark Web
Sci-Hub, the Repository of "Infringing" Academic Papers Now Available Via "Telegram"
Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages from Sci-Hub and Libgen
US Court Grants Elsevier Millions in Damages From Sci-Hub
Sci-Hub Faces $4.8 Million Piracy Damages and ISP Blocking
Virginia District Court Demands that ISPs and Search Engines Block Sci-Hub
Sci-Hub Bounces from TLD to TLD
Sci-Hub Proves That Piracy Can be Dangerously Useful
Paywall: A Documentary About the Movement for Open-Access Science Publishing

Original Submission

Links

  1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
  2. "Sci-Hub Founder Criticises Sudden Twitter Ban Over Over "Counterfeit" Content" - https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-founder-criticises-sudden-twitter-ban-over-over-counterfeit-content-210108/
  3. "lawsuit in India" - https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-libgen-face-isp-blocking-in-india-after-publishers-file-high-court-complaint-201227/
  4. "Judge: Sci-Hub Blocking Case "Important" For Science, Community Representations Will Be Heard" - https://torrentfreak.com/judge-sci-hub-blocking-case-important-for-science-community-representations-will-be-heard-210107/
  5. "filed a lawsuit" - https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-libgen-face-isp-blocking-in-india-after-publishers-file-high-court-complaint-201227/
  6. "reported" - https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-scientists-academics-teachers-and-students-protest-blocking-lawsuit-050121/
  7. "said" - https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sci-hub-libgen-case-delhi-hc-to-hear-students-researchers/story-PxBftjgAPFPfuXGok4qG7N.html
  8. "Elsevier Cracks Down on "Pirate" Science Search Engines" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=15/06/09/207218
  9. "The Research Pirates of the Dark Web" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/02/15/1716236
  10. "Sci-Hub, the Repository of "Infringing" Academic Papers Now Available Via "Telegram"" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/05/17/1127257
  11. "Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages from Sci-Hub and Libgen" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/05/19/124215
  12. "US Court Grants Elsevier Millions in Damages From Sci-Hub" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/06/25/0225249
  13. "Sci-Hub Faces $4.8 Million Piracy Damages and ISP Blocking" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/09/06/0251216
  14. "Virginia District Court Demands that ISPs and Search Engines Block Sci-Hub" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/11/08/0340230
  15. "Sci-Hub Bounces from TLD to TLD" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/12/18/0110202
  16. "Sci-Hub Proves That Piracy Can be Dangerously Useful" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/08/14/1022202
  17. "Paywall: A Documentary About the Movement for Open-Access Science Publishing" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/09/09/187214
  18. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=46694

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