3 ms·
I'd expect Elsevier to sue them for commandeering their domain name like this. Blocking elsevier.com is one thing (possibly actionable in itself), but taking th
by caymanjim 7y ago
I'd expect Elsevier to sue them for commandeering their domain name like this. Blocking elsevier.com is one thing (possibly actionable in itself), but taking them to a different site with its own political agenda is a much bigger problem. What if they were hijacking a political party's site, or a government site, or any number of other scenarios? Even if they're up-front about the hijacking, they're still effectively taking control of something that doesn't belong to them, regardless of how one might feel about what Elsevier does.
- a1369209993 7y ago> they're still effectively taking control of something that doesn't belong to them You mean like Elsevier is taking control of something (sci-hub.se) that doesn't belong to them?
- kspacewalk 7y agoThey are not. They are compelling an ISP to block a site (not redirect it) by using the courts.