2020 years 12 month 21 day, Three major academic publishers sued the website in India's High Court in Delhi Sci-Hub and Libgen Copyright infringement. Both sites provide unauthorized versions of academic works to students and researchers. Three major publishers——Elsevier (Elsevier) , Willy (Wiley) And the American Chemical Society (American Chemical Society) ——Asking a judge to issue a dynamic blocking order on a website.

All India Citizen Science Network (AIPSN) Issued a statement saying, 2016 In nineteen eighteen, Indian scholars downloaded about 700 Ten thousand papers, Its value is as high as 2. 5 Billions of dollars, But this is beyond the capacity of Indian academics to buy. AIPSN Point out: "This is not just a publisher lawsuit SciHub/Libgen case. If the publisher successfully petitioned the court for a dynamic blocking order against the site, Large number of students, teacher, Researchers and scientists will not have access to these journals and books. This will have serious long-term consequences for science and education in India. "

Aru, an assistant professor at the National Law University in Delhi．George．Scalia (Arul George Scaria) In the magazine "The Wire" Comments posted on the website made similar points: "to Sci-Hub and Libgen A dynamic ban will do long term harm to Indian science, And upset the delicate balance of the copyright system. "

Breakthrough science society (Breakthrough Science Society) A signed statement was issued in support of the accused, The agency says: "International publishers such as Elsevier have built a business model that makes taxpayer-funded academic research knowledge their private property.

The people who create this knowledge——Authors and reviewers of research papers——They didn't get paid, But these publishers have made billions of dollars by selling subscriptions to libraries around the world. Publishers did not facilitate the flow of research information, It inhibits the flow of information. We strongly oppose the commercialization of research information in any form, This hinders the progress of science and mankind. For the advancement of knowledge, Should be allowed Sci-Hub and Libgen Operate in India. "

Sci-Hub Has started collecting statements of support on Twitter, But Twitter is 1 month 8 Japan temporarily closed its account. Twitter is sending Sci-Hub Said the notice, Shut down Sci-Hub Account for violating Twitter's policies, Especially the counterfeit policy.

(Compiled from infojustice. org)

Reprinted from China Intellectual Property Network  translation: Rason group　proofread: Wang Dan

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