This reporting from QZ about "shadow libraries" being used to train generative AI does a good job in focusing on copyright issues.

But completely misses why people pirate books.

Maybe if publishers focused on making their content easily accessible, convenient, and affordable, people wouldn't steal it? Just a thought.

https://qz.com/shadow-libraries-are-at-the-heart-of-the-mounting-cop-1850621671

#copyright #piracy #ShadowLibraries

Does anyone know of any good #ShadowLibraries for college textbooks aside from Anna's Archive, Library Genesis, Sci-Hub and Z-Library? Which one of these is best? I really don’t know much about shadow libraries… I feel like I heard z-library got shut down a few years ago… #LibGen #ZLib #BookFinder

@albertochimal
Well the capitalists write the laws, the public pays almost no attention, and then the courts have to enforce them. Not up to courts to judge the laws themselves...that should be done as or before they become laws.

But anyway, shadow libraries to the rescue, at least in the rest of the world.
#bookstodon #LibGen #ShadowLibraries

I found today this interesting overview how Anna's Archive works: https://annas-blog.org/how-to-run-a-shadow-library.html

I wonder if IPSec would be a better solution to communicate between freedom-loving layer and cheap layer, than wireguard or ssh?

#IPSec #AnnasArchive #ShadowLibraries

#Anna has created a new search engine for some major #shadowlibraries. Enjoy the discoveries.

https://annas-archive.org/

Accessing #digitalbooks through #shadowlibraries
https://annas-archive.org/

Hi ! we are a #wiki / #library / #catalogue for arts and studies , here to spread the word about recent and historical publications and projects in #experimentalart #permacomputing #lowtech #climateaction #decoloniality #technofeminisms #capitalocene #criticaltheory #shadowlibraries #communityservers :www_server: #communityradio :antenna: #everydaytechnology #libreculture #floss :unwanted_tux: #diwo #care #artistpublishing #soundart #experimentalfilm #arthistory #weird etc.. Thank you @lurk for hosting us on #mastodon and everyone in the #fediverse for believing in it and making it such a welcoming space :thinkhappy: #introduction :boost_ok:

I just learned about Anna's Archive https://annas-archive.org/. Anna is short for Anonymous Archivist—the project aims to keep our shadow libraries accessible regardless of repression by cops & capitalist publishing. Consider donating to the project, and of course finding your next reading through it! #ZLibrary #AnnasAnarchive #ShadowLibraries #FreeBooks

‘#ShadowLibraries ’ Are Moving Their Pirated Books to The Dark Web After Fed Crackdowns
Academic repositories like #LibGen and #Z-Library are becoming less accessible on the web, but finding a home on alt-networks like #Tor and #IPFS .

https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7vnn4/shadow-libraries-are-moving-their-pirated-books-to-the-dark-web-after-fed-crackdowns

知の商品化と大手学術資本による囲い込みは目に余る事態。そのなかで、シャドーライブラリーが果してきた役割は重要なものだ。一日1ドル以下で暮す地域の人びとから先進国の学生や非正規の研究職の人達にとって、電子ジャーナルも学術書も高価で必要な文献を読むこともできない。これは裕福な一部の研究者にのみ恩恵を与えるもので、万人にとっては事実上知からの排除の制度になってしまっていると思う。知識は私的に所有して囲い込むものではなく、共有すべきものだ。#vice #motherboard

‘Shadow Libraries’ Are Moving Their Pirated Books to The Dark Web After Fed Crackdowns https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7vnn4/shadow-libraries-are-moving-their-pirated-books-to-the-dark-web-after-fed-crackdowns

#Schattenbibliothek #ShadowLibrary #ShadowLibraries

Are the crackdowns on "shadow libraries" working? https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7vnn4/shadow-libraries-are-moving-their-pirated-books-to-the-dark-web-after-fed-crackdowns #shadowlibraries #libraries #shadowlibrarians

#Science #Internet
> Anna’s #Archive
> #SearchEngine of #ShadowLibraries: #books, #papers, #comics, #magazines.

> This is very much a "v0". In its current state this website has many, many flaws. Since #ZLibrary was taken down, we rushed to get this up and running so we can add links to the #ZLibrary data on #IPFS as soon as possible (which is still in progress).
https://annas-archive.org

#Science #Internet
> Anna’s Archive
> Search engine of #ShadowLibraries: #books, #papers, #comics, #magazines.

> This is very much a "v0". In its current state this website has many, many flaws. Since #ZLibrary was taken down, we rushed to get this up and running so we can add links to the #ZLibrary data on #IPFS as soon as possible (which is still in progress).
https://annas-archive.org

Just want to point out that blocking #ShadowLibraries on a college campus means students get less access to books & articles than they could off-campus.

#scholars - do you know annas archive? a great online library
#fedibooks #ebooks #shadowlibraries

Nov 16 2022
Two Russian Nationals Charged with Running Massive E-Book Piracy Website. Defendants Operated Z-Library, Which Offered Free Download of Copyrighted Works

Anton Napolsky
Valeriia Ermakova

"The defendants are alleged to have operated a website for over a decade whose central purpose was providing stolen intellectual property, in violation of copyright laws."

#shadowlibraries
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/two-russian-nationals-charged-running-massive-e-book-piracy-website

Zakayo Kjellström
"Gamifying piarcy: functions and users of the Z-library"
Journal of Documentation
Vol 78, issue 7
May 3 2022
p 351-370
#shadowlibraries

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JD-09-2021-0174/full/html

Nov 20 2022
Feds arrest Russians allegedly behind ‘world’s largest’ pirated ebook library

"The US government arrested two Russian individuals accused of running Z-Library, a site that housed over 11 million pirated ebooks."

#shadowlibraries

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/20/23469142/feds-arrest-russians-z-library-pirated-ebooks

Anna's Blog http://annas-blog.org/

"Hi, I'm Anna, captain of the Pirate Library Mirror. ⛵️ This is my personal blog, in which I and my teammates write about piracy, digital preservation, and more."

Search engine of shadow libraries: books, papers, comics, magazines.: https://annas-archive.org/

#ShadowLibrary #ShadowLibraries #Schattenbibliothek

so for #fedibooks - anyone noted that the zlib is down? One of the best #shadowlibraries I guess a lot of academic work is unthinkable without it. I keep looking for alternatives but none of them is as comprehensive