Z-library shutdown: What the popular pirated book website meant to students.

peter.suber's bookmarks 2022-11-16

Summary:

"Imagine you’re able to download any book for free, anywhere in the world.

The good news is that several such websites exist. The bad news is that they are, of course, illegal—they’re filled with pirated volumes. Recently, Z-library, one of the largest, went offline, and feds in the U.S. seem to be responsible.

While there are other ways to access pirated materials, Z-library is especially popular with college students and academics for several reasons. Now, the shutdown has left many students, particularly in the global south, scrambling for access to research and educational materials...."

Link:

https://slate.com/technology/2022/11/z-library-pirated-books-papers-school-tor.html

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » peter.suber's bookmarks

Tags:

oa.new oa.z-librari oa.students oa.copyright oa.guerrilla oa.usa

Date tagged:

11/16/2022, 13:04

Date published:

11/16/2022, 08:04