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Re:Where Sci-Hub Is by Vinnl on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @08:14AM (#22412885)
We actually had a chat about that on Twitter :) That said, the site didn't really link to infringing material - just to the homepage of Sci-Hub. Technically, you could also append something to the URL to make you end up at a page with infringing content, but there was no explicit link to there from the site, and it can be used for non-infringing content as well.
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Re:Where Sci-Hub Is by Cenk on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @08:23AM (#22412954)
Yes, I remember :) Absolutely ridiculous that displaying a link to a site that could be used for copyright infringement should itself be infringing. Especially in your case, considering you get the links straight from Wikidata. Did Zeit say if they received some kind of takedown notice, or are they acting on their own?
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Re:Where Sci-Hub Is by Vinnl on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @09:20AM (#22413385)
I posted all comments above; there were no details about takedowns. I think it's an automated message.
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