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1. Publishers Target Z-Library Domains With Millions of DMCA Takedowns

   By Karlston, January 18, 2024   

   • z-library
   • dmca
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   • January 18, 2024

2. Authors & Copyright Scholars Back ‘Internet Archive’ in Landmark Legal Battle

   By Karlston, December 23, 2023   

   • internet archive
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   • 799 views
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   • December 23, 2023

3. Z-Library Opens ‘Z-Points’ Around the World to Share Paper Books

   By Karlston, September 11, 2023   

   • z-library
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   • 1,123 views
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   • September 11, 2023

4. The Publishers Association Ramps Up Site Blocking to Reduce Piracy

   By Karlston, September 8, 2021
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   • 914 views
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   • September 8, 2021

5. Former Student Sentenced For Selling Pirated Social Worker Textbooks

   By Karlston, September 10, 2021
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   • 847 views
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   • September 10, 2021

6. Digital Textbook Pirate Handed Suspended Prison Sentence

   By Karlston, November 5, 2021
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   • 778 views
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   • November 5, 2021

7. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective… Pirates?

   By Karlston, May 4, 2024
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   • 785 views
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   • May 4, 2024

8. Dutch Court Orders ISP to Block ‘Anna’s Archive’ and ‘LibGen’

   By Karlston, March 22, 2024   

   • piracy
   • holland
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   • 944 views
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   • March 22, 2024

9. Libraries Scold Rightsholders’ Attempt to Tweak South Africa’s Copyright Bill

   By Karlston, August 20, 2023
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   • August 20, 2023

10. Publishers Secure Widespread Support in Landmark Copyright Battle With Internet Archive

    By Karlston, March 26, 2024   

    • internet archive
    • copyright
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    • 856 views
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    • March 26, 2024

11. Lawsuit Accuses Anna’s Archive of Hacking WorldCat, Stealing 2.2 TB Data

    By Karlston, February 8, 2024
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    • 670 views
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    • February 8, 2024

12. ‘Books3’ Takedown: Anti-Piracy Group Calls for More AI Training Transparency

    By Karlston, September 5, 2023
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    • 858 views
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    • September 5, 2023

13. Anna’s Archive Scraped WorldCat to Help Preserve ‘All’ Books in the World

    By Karlston, October 3, 2023
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    • 925 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 3, 2023

14. Meta’s BitTorrent Uploads of ‘Pirate Library’ Data Equaled 30% of Downloads, Expert Says

    By Karlston, March 26
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    • 200 views
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    • March 26

15. Publishers Target LibGen Domains, IPFS Gateways, Plus $30m in Piracy Damages

    By Karlston, March 5, 2024
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    • 797 views
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    • March 5, 2024

16. Cheaper Prices Reduce Indirect Visits to Pirate Sites, Research Finds

    By Karlston, June 9, 2024
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    • 627 views
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    • June 9, 2024

17. Telegram Shuts Down Z-Library & Anna’s Archive Channels Over Copyright Infringement

    By Karlston, January 16   

    • telegram
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    • 501 views
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    • January 16

18. Telegram Removes Z-Library Posts ‘Due to Copyright Infringement’

    By Karlston, September 24, 2024   

    • z-library
    • telegram
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      • z-library
      • telegram
      • copyright
    • 1 comment
    • 941 views
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    • Comment by lurch234
    • September 24, 2024

19. Authors: OpenAI’s Fair Use Argument in Copyright Dispute is Misplaced

    By Karlston, September 28, 2023   

    • openai
    • copyright
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    • 817 views
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    • September 28, 2023

20. Authors Put a Spotlight on Meta’s BitTorrent Leeching Activity

    By Karlston, March 12   

    • meta
    • bittorrent
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    • 242 views
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    • March 12

21. Taking Pirated Copies Offline Can Benefit Book Sales, Research Finds

    By Karlston, August 4, 2024
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    • 539 views
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    • August 4, 2024

22. Alleged Anna’s Archive Operator Dropped from U.S. ‘Scraping’ Lawsuit

    By Karlston, April 17   

    • annas archive
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    • 132 views
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    • April 17

23. Popular Shadow Library ‘LibGen’ Breaks Down Amidst Legal Troubles

    By Karlston, August 14, 2024
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    • 1,261 views
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    • August 14, 2024

24. Training AI Using ‘Pirated’ Content Can Be Fair Use, Law Professors Argue

    By Karlston, April 3
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    • April 3

25. Meta Admits Use of ‘Pirated’ Book Dataset to Train AI

    By Karlston, January 11, 2024
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    • 843 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 11, 2024