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Re:Indian academics throw weight behind Sci-Hub and LibGen i... by JumpCrisscross on Sunday November 28, 2021 @04:06AM (#29367382)
What would be the unintended consequences to porting this to the U.S.? As in, legislation that makes bona fide research an explicit fair use case?
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Re:Indian academics throw weight behind Sci-Hub and LibGen i... by rndgermandude on Sunday November 28, 2021 @08:06AM (#29368609)
>What would be the unintended consequences to porting this to the U.S.?

Some Elsevier, Wiley, Springer and ACS lobbyists and counsels would lose their income.

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Re:Indian academics throw weight behind Sci-Hub and LibGen i... by nicoburns on Sunday November 28, 2021 @08:04AM (#29368602)
I think this might well be a case of: not a lot. This might be a pretty straightforward win:
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