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Re:Sci-Hub statistics and database by derbOac on Saturday February 12, 2022 @02:38PM (#30315602)
What I read was that the Indian judicial system tends to be favorable to things like Sci Hub in its interpretation of copyright, and Sci Hub wanted to act in good faith with regard to that court, so as to have a fairly solid basis in international law for operating, should it rule in Sci Hub's favor. I might be off in this understanding, but that's what I understood.
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Re:Sci-Hub statistics and database by Ansil849 on Saturday February 12, 2022 @02:43PM (#30315643)
Yeah, I have heard this reasoning, but it seems muddled. How is keeping the site online so old articles are available but no new articles are added acting in "good faith"? It's not like the old articles are any less copyrighted than the new articles, so this doesn't make sense to me.

The court case has also been delayed for over a year now, so if it is delayed indefinitely, like it seems to be, then we will also not get access to new articles, also indefinitely? That's ridiculous. The last update from the court proceedings claimed that there would be a new update over a month ago, which in turn got delayed yet again to a few days ago, and there's been nothing [1].

[1] https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/dhc_case_status_oj_list.asp?pn...

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Re:Sci-Hub statistics and database by connor_flexman on Saturday February 12, 2022 @07:25PM (#30317800)
As I understand it, this was a sort of compromise the courts worked out in the interim. Seems likely that at some amount of delay, Sci-Hub would just break the injunction (I personally hope they don't, as the case seems to be wrapping up). I don't think any of this is ridiculous.

Relatedly, if any academics want to help a small bit to resolve this by signing the amicus brief (i.e. intervention application) we made for Sci-Hub, you can do so by contacting me through https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_if6Lipu-YPBMLk6zYjBxDFRA_c... and I will connect you with the coordinating lawyer. You can read more about this at https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/bEKwqNDGysnZRcmpw/...

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Re:Sci-Hub statistics and database by baybal2 on Saturday February 12, 2022 @04:34PM (#30316735)
In India, courts have famously few remedies against no-show from plaintiffs.
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