Think of shadow libraries and the names likely to come to mind include the likes of Z Library, Anna's Archive, Bibliotik, Sci-Hub, or Libgen. Almost all have been sued for distributing copyrighted content without sparing a thought on ways to compensate the authors who created the content in the first place. Now guess who has come in the defence of these shadow libraries? It's … [Read more...] about Nvidia Comes Out in Defence of the Shadow Libraries
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Textbook Publishers Sue Library Genesis Over Pirated Books
A group of leading textbook publishers, including Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill, and Pearson Education, have sued Library Genesis over staggering copyright infringement. The lawsuit claims LibGen illegally distributed over 20,000 of their textbooks. The publishers are asking the Manhattan federal court for an unspecified amount of money damages. In addition, the … [Read more...] about Textbook Publishers Sue Library Genesis Over Pirated Books
New e-book download search engine ‘Anna’s Archive’ will lead to shadow libraries like Z-Library
Law enforcement agencies might be working overtime to bring to book Z-Library or its perpetrators, but efforts are also on to have up and running something of the same sort as Z-Library, if not the controversial download site itself. As the website LAWeekly reported, such efforts are being led by internet archivers who are working hard to 'back up and redistribute' the content … [Read more...] about New e-book download search engine ‘Anna’s Archive’ will lead to shadow libraries like Z-Library