Honest question: what do you envision happening if Library Genesis becomes widely known and people looking for e-books make that their first stop instead of Amazon or another store or the public library? In this thread I see discussion about the technical aspects, scientific research aspects, and censorship aspects, but nothing about what the economic effects will be if you're successful.
LG should fit in the abyss for the poor, but let the business evolve. A rebalancing from the legal entities will be required, but then a global balance can be established. Even widely known, it should take its place, and businesses their place. The two sides aren't mutually exclusive, but rather complementary.
Business cannot offer what LG does, and in this frame it is pointless to battle LG.
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Honest question: what do you envision happening if Library Genesis becomes widely known and people looking for e-books make that their first stop instead of Amazon or another store or the public library? In this thread I see discussion about the technical aspects, scientific research aspects, and censorship aspects, but nothing about what the economic effects will be if you're successful.
It's a very good question.
LG should fit in the abyss for the poor, but let the business evolve. A rebalancing from the legal entities will be required, but then a global balance can be established. Even widely known, it should take its place, and businesses their place. The two sides aren't mutually exclusive, but rather complementary.
Business cannot offer what LG does, and in this frame it is pointless to battle LG.