Report: “Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-Hub and Libgen”

From Torrent Freak:

Two years ago, academic publisher Elsevier filed a complaint against Sci-Hub, Libgen and several related “pirate” sites.
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While Sci-Hub and Libgen are nothing like the average pirate site, they are just as illegal according to Elsevier’s legal team, which swiftly obtained a preliminary injunction from a New York District Court.
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Sci-Hub and the other websites lost control over several domain names, but were quick to bounce back. They remain operational today and have no intention of shutting down, despite pressure from the Court.
This prompted Elsevier to request a default judgment and a permanent injunction against the Sci-Hub and Libgen defendants. In a motion filed [on May 16, 2017], Elsevier’s legal team describes the sites as pirate havens.
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As compensation for the losses it has suffered, Elsevier is now demanding $15 million in damages. The publisher lists 100 works as evidence and argues that the maximum amount of $150,000 in statutory damages is warranted in this case.

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Filed in United States District Court/Southern District of New York
1:15-cv-04282-RWS

Filed under: Elsevier, News, Publishing