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Seriously, why would you make your awesome website less useful for everyone because a court in India wants you to do something? Are you Indian? Does the Indian

Seriously, why would you make your awesome website less useful for everyone because a court in India wants you to do something? Are you Indian? Does the Indian government have some kind of authority over you? Are you combing through the laws of India to make sure you are complying with all of them? When you're operating this kind of site, why even bother acknowledging the existence of Indian courts, or any court that can't literally imprison you right now?

NoImmatureAdHom 5y ago
As I recall, it was part of a strategy with the Indian courts. She thought she might win in court ultimately, and this was necessary for that outcome. Not sure what the present state of things is.
miguelmurca 5y ago
Read the article! > The latest lawsuit, filed in India by three academic publishers, including Elsevier, asks the High Court of Delhi to block access to Sci-Hub throughout the country. While the case is pending, the court has instructed Sci-Hub to stop uploading papers to its database. The order is not unusual; what’s surprising is that Elbakyan has complied. She has a history of ignoring legal rulings, and the Indian court has no power over Sci-Hub’s activities in other countries. So why has she chosen, at this moment, to give in? > One reason is that Elbakyan believes she has a shot at winning the case, and her odds might improve if she plays by the rules. “I want the Indian court to finally support free access to science,” she said. If that happened, it would mark a significant victory for Sci-Hub, with reverberations likely beyond India. Victory remains a longshot, but Elbakyan thinks it’s worth the hassle and expense.
- voldacar 5y ago
  Yeah I get that but the what is the upside to winning exactly? You continue doing exactly what you did? It just seems completely irrational
  - pessimizer 5y ago
    The upside of winning is that you'll never be banned in India, which is the same thing as saying you'll never be banned.
    - ValentineC 5y ago
      I wouldn't say never. Given that it's only the High Court of Delhi so far, there's likely to be another fight in the Supreme Court of India after this.
- captn3m0 5y ago
  Of specific note is this case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford_v._Rameshwari_Photocopy_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford_v._Ramesh...

NoImmatureAdHom 5y ago

As I recall, it was part of a strategy with the Indian courts. She thought she might win in court ultimately, and this was necessary for that outcome. Not sure what the present state of things is.

miguelmurca 5y ago

Read the article! > The latest lawsuit, filed in India by three academic publishers, including Elsevier, asks the High Court of Delhi to block access to Sci-Hub throughout the country. While the case is pending, the court has instructed Sci-Hub to stop uploading papers to its database. The order is not unusual; what’s surprising is that Elbakyan has complied. She has a history of ignoring legal rulings, and the Indian court has no power over Sci-Hub’s activities in other countries. So why has she chosen, at this moment, to give in? > One reason is that Elbakyan believes she has a shot at winning the case, and her odds might improve if she plays by the rules. “I want the Indian court to finally support free access to science,” she said. If that happened, it would mark a significant victory for Sci-Hub, with reverberations likely beyond India. Victory remains a longshot, but Elbakyan thinks it’s worth the hassle and expense.

voldacar 5y ago
Yeah I get that but the what is the upside to winning exactly? You continue doing exactly what you did? It just seems completely irrational
- pessimizer 5y ago
  The upside of winning is that you'll never be banned in India, which is the same thing as saying you'll never be banned.
  - ValentineC 5y ago
    I wouldn't say never. Given that it's only the High Court of Delhi so far, there's likely to be another fight in the Supreme Court of India after this.
captn3m0 5y ago
Of specific note is this case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford_v._Rameshwari_Photocopy_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford_v._Ramesh...