- cross-posted to:
- ubc@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- ubc@lemmy.ca
“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers [Updated]::Previous efforts to unmask the people behind Libgen have failed.
“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers [Updated]::Previous efforts to unmask the people behind Libgen have failed.
Yeah, this should be illegal. This is a monopoly on steroids funded by taxpayer money.
Think of how much innovation gets stifled by these gatekeepers. I’ve seen interesting research get forced out of the pipeline of a premier journal into that of a lower standard mainly because two of the reviewers held a personal grudge against the PI (principle investigator) attempting to publish.