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Re:Indian academics throw weight behind Sci-Hub and LibGen i... by vkk8 on Sunday November 28, 2021 @09:06AM (#29368977)
> private or personal use, including research [1]

Doesn't that mean that most forms of piracy should be legal in India? That is, torrenting movies or music, etc.?

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Re:Indian academics throw weight behind Sci-Hub and LibGen i... by webmobdev on Sunday November 28, 2021 @11:49AM (#29370401)
That sounds like stretching the law a bit too much. :) But, regarding piracy of copyright material, indian courts have said that downloading or streaming a movie from the internet is not a criminal act. It is only the distribution of copyright material that is illegal and a criminal act.

Ofcourse, in this case (SciHub), I am guessing the argument would be that copyrighting research material (science / knowledge) is itself absurd and detrimental to society, and that should trump the interests of the copyright holder.

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Re:Indian academics throw weight behind Sci-Hub and LibGen i... by alok-g on Monday November 29, 2021 @03:11AM (#29377471)
+1. What if someone claims they are watching movie for purposes of research!
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Re:Indian academics throw weight behind Sci-Hub and LibGen i... by unmole on Sunday November 28, 2021 @09:40AM (#29369235)
No, the exceptions are for fair dealing which is limited in scope.
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