U.S. Court Orders LibGen to Pay $30m to Publishers, Issues Broad Injunction.
U.S. Court Orders LibGen to Pay $30m to Publishers, Issues Broad Injunction.
A New York federal court has ordered the operators of shadow library LibGen to pay $30 million in damages and issued a broad injunction.
Here is your reminder to always use really free books sources ( Cretive Commons or Public domain) and to donate to them.
Maybe one day, we will be more open about knowledge sharing.
Sources to read free books:
Isn't this kinda like old man yells at cloud?
Yep exactly. Or when Putin orders and arrest of a critic....who is in an entirely different country
Eh, that's a bit different. The Russian state does carry out assassinations of critics.
Is Libgen even an entity? What constitutes "Libgen"? I think there might be a way to make this claim invalid by a round-about shrug: "what's libgen"?
isnt this a bit like the annas archive situation? they cant find the owner?
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FTA: "While this is a win on paper, it’s unlikely that the publishers will get paid by the LibGen operators, who remain anonymous. "