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Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-Hub and Libgen - TorrentFreak

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2017-05-18 18:37:56
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Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

'Pirate' sites Sci-Hub and LibGen face millions of dollars in damages in a lawsuit filed by Elsevier, one of the largest academic publishers. Elsevier has requested a default judgment of $15 million against the defendants for their "truly egregious conduct" and "staggering" infringement.

Source: https://torrentfreak.com/elsevier-wants-15-million-piracy-damages-from-sci-hub-and-libgen-170518/ [torrentfreak.com]


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