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jonny (good kind)

1 year ago • •

jonny (good kind)
1 year ago • •

This lawsuit is just like "the annals of libgen repeatedly getting that W"
https://torrentfreak.com/publishers-lawsuit-accuses-libgen-of-staggering-copyright-infringement-230915/

Publishers’ Lawsuit Accuses Libgen of “Staggering” Copyright Infringement

A copyright lawsuit filed by major publishers accuses Library Genesis, a 'shadow library' also known as Libgen, of "staggering" infringement.

^{Andy Maxwell (TF Publishing)}

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jonny (good kind)

in reply to jonny (good kind) • 1 year ago • •

Ahahahahahahah

They couldnt actually identify who runs #libgen so they sued a bunch of websites and bookwarrior

https://torrentfreak.com/images/1-23-cv-08136-Cengage-v-Libgen-Macmillan-McGraw-Pearson-complaint-doc1-230914.pdf

plaintiffs:
CENGAGE LEARNING, INC., BEDFORD,
FREEMAN & WORTH PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC
d/b/a MACMILLAN LEARNING, MCGRAW HILL
LLC, and PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.,

v.

defendants:
DOES 1 – 50 d/b/a Library Genesis, bookwarrior,
cdn1.booksdl.org, jlibgen.tk, libgen.ee, libgen.fun,
libgen.gs, libgen.is, libgen.lc, libgen.li, libgen.pm,
libgen.rocks, libgen.rs, libgen.space, libgen.st,
libgen.su, library.lol, and llhlf.com

#libgen

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jonny (good kind)

in reply to jonny (good kind) • 1 year ago • •

Win, win, win.
The court is advised to respect the hustle

Recognizing that their websites are vulnerable to being shut down for their illegal
activity, Defendants operate Libgen at multiple and ever-changing domains, including, without
limitation, cdn1.booksdl.org, jlibgen.tk, libgen.ee, libgen.fun, libgen.gs, libgen.is, libgen.lc,
libgen.li, libgen.pm, libgen.rocks libgen.rs, libgen.space, libgen.st, libgen.su, library.lol, and
llhlf.com (“Libgen Sites” or “Sites”).
5. In addition to using multiple domains, Defendants have built in multiple
redundancies to protect their ability to illegally distribute copyrighted works by offering multiple
methods of downloading from the Sites. For instance, users can download infringing files from
Libgen directly or through Interplanetary File Sharing (“IPFS”) gateways that purport to
facilitate faster and safer downloads and are operated by companies based in the United States.
6. The scale of Defendants’ infringement is staggering. Libgen maintains an
enormous collection of infringing works that anyone with an internet connection can access.
This collection consists of over 6 million files that include illegal copies of works from a diverse
cross-section of the publishing industry. For Plaintiffs alone, Libgen has over 20,000 files
published by Plaintiffs – none of which Plaintiffs authorized Defendants to copy or distribute

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jonny (good kind)

in reply to jonny (good kind) • 1 year ago • •

Your honor, a massive piracy effort is in fact the only means of realizing the stated goal of promoting science and the useful arts

While Libgen’s claimed objective is the “[c]ollection, systematization and
distribution of scientific, technical and educational literature on a free and open basis,” this is
just a ruse for a massive piracy effort. In fact, the Sites undermine the very purpose of U.S.
copyright law to “promote the progress of science and the useful arts, by securing for limited
times to authors . . . the exclusive right to their respective writings.” U.S. Const. art. 1, § 8, cl. 8.
As the “shadow library” moniker suggests, the Libgen Sites operate very differently from
legitimate libraries. Instead of acquiring works through channels that acknowledge and
compensate the efforts of publishers and authors, Defendants simply take what is not theirs and
share it widely so others can do the same

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