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Shadow libraries like Sci-Hub operate legally in some countries.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that shadow libraries like Sci-Hub operate legally in some countries?

Unclear. The retrieved sources describe shadow libraries like Sci-Hub as illegal or potentially illegal in most jurisdictions, but none identifies a specific country where such a library operates legally. The evidence only partially addresses the claim's core assertion about legality in some countries.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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Can scholarly pirate libraries bridge the knowledge access gap? An empirical study on the structural conditions of book piracy in global and European academia
2020
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Bodó, B., Antal, D., & Puha, Z. (2020). Can scholarly pirate libraries bridge the knowledge access gap? An empirical study on the structural conditions of book piracy in global and European academia. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242509

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On the culture of open access: the Sci-hub paradox
2023
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On the culture of open access: the Sci-hub paradox. (2023). cnrs.hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04792-5

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