If it really came to this, transfer ownership wholesale to someone who resides outside of both the UK and the EU and who isn't worried about risking UK legal ir

If it really came to this, transfer ownership wholesale to someone who resides outside of both the UK and the EU and who isn't worried about risking UK legal ire. That way none of the current members need to be banned. (I hear Seychelles is a good jurisdiction for such things.) Of course, the UK government might attempt to filter the website. But if SciHub is anything to go by then that might not be very effective.