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Libgen or the Library Genesis Project is a search engine for scientific articles and books, which allows free access to otherwise paywalled content. Among others it carries pdfs of content from Elsevier's ScienceDirect web-portal.[1]
The website is currently involved in a legal case between it and Elsevier where it is accused of providing pirate access to articles and books.[1] Libgen is reported to be registered in both Russia and Amsterdam, making it unclear which legislation applies,[1][2] and whether defendants will show up in a United States court hearing.[1] Libgen is blocked by a number of ISPs in the United Kingdom,[3] but such DNS-based blocks are claimed to do little to deter access.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Glance, David. "Elsevier acts against research article pirate sites and claims irreparable harm". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ Mance, Henry; Correspondent, Media (2015-05-26). "Publishers win landmark case against ebook pirates". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
{{cite news}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ "UK ISPs must block ebook pirate sites (Wired UK)". Retrieved 2015-10-05.