From: "Smith, Kevin L" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 30 May 2017 13:04:33 +0000 It is a rather curious article, beginning with the very intimidating language quoted, but going on to note that the founder of Sci-Hub expects to continue to defy the U.S. court. There is probably very little that Elsevier can do to enforce a judgment it obtains, so any award is likely to have only symbolic value. Even the symbolism seems likely to have only limited impact, since the grandiose language of righteous indignation in Elsevier's motion is so common to them. They say things like "staggering" and "egregious" in every press release they issue about alleged infringement and even about public access proposals. They cry wolf so often, in short, that even when that language might be justified it is just too easy to dismiss. And, of course, there is the point made at the end of the article that Elsevier has likely brought more attention to Sci-Hub than would have been possible if they had simply ignored it. I am sure the decision-makers at Elsevier thought this would be their "Napster moment," but the truth is that they pretty much made Sci-Hub what it is, and now they are finding that they cannot put the genie back in the bottle. Kevin L. Smith, J.D. Dean of Libraries University of Kansas -----Original Message----- From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, 28 May 2017 09:24:47 -0400 Article we missed last week: "'Pirate' sites Sci-Hub and LibGen face millions of dollars in damages in a lawsuit filed by Elsevier, one of the largest academic publishers. Elsevier has requested a default judgment of $15 million against the defendants for their "truly egregious conduct" and "staggering" infringement." https://torrentfreak.com/elsevier-wants-15-million-piracy-damages-from-sci-hub-and-libgen-170518/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTWpOak1tWXhaRGhtTmpBNSIsInQiOiI3QzdyUW5nUlB0UzYrcTBQYzNMN2pKXC9pR3Vrc250VzRGaks4bHh6QWphZTV1STYybUE2Zm5DU0VOVnRMQktwZWNpb3RpamwyS1lRWnAzQVZ4cStHZnBwcWplK1lZRncxc2t2SWtCV3BDODNCVnE2RmhnNzd5SGk3aUF0TDhkY0UifQ%3D%3D