Much of the material on LibGen would be legally accessible under the copyright terms in which it was originally published, but that their exclusivity has been retroactively extended.
Meh, as long as their servers aren't in those countries, they can't do anything except censor the website. And most countries with long copyright terms don't censor websites.
Don't forget sci-hub, too.
NB: LibGen has all Sci-Hub content as well. Searchable by author, title, journal, etc., and not just DOI / URL.
THANK YOU! I lost the name of the web site and was having trouble Google-ing the right phrase to find it again. Much appreciated.
I recommend bookmarking the Wikipedia page, people keep it updated with working domains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis
PG has the advantage of being legal.
Much of the material on LibGen would be legally accessible under the copyright terms in which it was originally published, but that their exclusivity has been retroactively extended.
Except in countries where copyright terms are longer than in the US: https://cand.pglaf.org/germany/index.html
Meh, as long as their servers aren't in those countries, they can't do anything except censor the website. And most countries with long copyright terms don't censor websites.
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That's arguably more of a limitation than an advantage.
If your OPSEC is adequate, legality is irrelevant.
And if that seems shocking, consider that legality <> morality.