From: Richard James <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:57:47 -0500

"Gavia Libraria" agrees that US academics and institutions are a much
juicier target for the publishers and courts than the operators of
sci-hub themselves:

http://gavialib.com/2016/02/next-moves-in-the-sci-hub-game/



On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 8:14 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Richard James <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:53:34 -0500
>
> having taken a (cautious) look at sci-hub for the first time recently- since I try to make a rule of not visiting Russian file-sharing sites if given a choice- I was struck by the fact that retrieved articles are stamped with the usual retrieval information specifying the institutional source for the pdf etc.
>
> Which raises the question in my mind: is it possible to find out if one's own library is being used to contribute to this mass-piracy criminal enterprise, and if so, what should one do about it? Presuming that it's impossible to get 'delisted' from sci-hub, what kind of protections can be put in place to minimize risk?