1 year ago
Delhi High Court Orders Blocking Sci-Hub for Copyright Violations
Imagine websites like Sci-Hub and Sci-Net as digital libraries that give away scientific papers for free.
Publishers, who own the copyrights to these papers, sued them because they believed the sites were breaking copyright rules by not paying for the content.
The Delhi High Court agreed and ordered that these websites be blocked, meaning people in India won't be able to access them easily.
The court decided this because the websites were ignoring previous court orders and breaking copyright laws.
The next hearing is scheduled for December 1st to further discuss the matter.
Delhi High Court ordered blocking access to Sci-Hub, Sci-Net, and mirror domains.
The order was in response to a copyright infringement case.
Academic publishers like Elsevier, Wiley, and the American Chemical Society filed the case.
Sci-Hub's founder claimed a technical error caused a violation of a previous court order.
The court deemed the actions a "wilful disregard" and scheduled the next hearing for December 1.
- Who
- The Delhi High Court, Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan, and academic publishers like Elsevier and Wiley.
- What
- Delhi High Court ordered blocking of Sci-Hub, Sci-Net, and mirror domains.
- Where
- Delhi High Court.
- When
- The court issued the order recently, with the next hearing set for December 1.
- Why
- Due to copyright infringement and violation of previous court orders.
Key facts
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Defendants
- Sci-Hub, Sci-Net, mirror domains
- Plaintiffs
- Elsevier, Wiley, American Chemical Society
- Allegation
- Copyright Infringement
- Court Order
- Block access to the sites
- Next Hearing
- December 1
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Sci-Hub
An online shadow library
“provide free and unrestricted access to all scientific knowledge”
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