Publishers Charge Anna’s Archive with Copyright Infringement
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copy...
#Copyright #ShadowLibraries #Books #Journalism
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Meta's reasoning is straightforward. Anyone who uses BitTorrent to transfer files automatically uploads content to other people, as it is inherent to the protocol. In other words, the uploading wasn't a choice, it was simply how the technology works. Meta also argued that the BitTorrent sharing was a necessity to get the valuable (but pirated) data. In the case of Anna's Archive, Meta said, the datasets were only available in bulk through torrent downloads, making BitTorrent the only practical option. "Meta used BitTorrent because it was a more efficient and reliable means of obtaining the datasets, and in the case of Anna's Archive, those datasets were only available in bulk through torrent downloads," Meta's attorney writes.
Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Meta Argues torrentfreak.com/uploading-pi... (scroll down for links to docs from lawsuit in California)
Context: Anna's Archive en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%27...
#genAI #IPlaw #fairuse #filesharing #shadowlibraries #openweb #techpolicy
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Anna’s Archive Quietly ‘Releases’ Millions of Spotify Tracks, Despite Legal Pushback
torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-quietly-re...
#Spotify #Music #ShadowLibraries
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winbuzzer.com/2026/02/08/n...
Nvidia Fights Copyright Suit Over AI Training Data
#AI #NVIDIA #Semiconductors #AITraining #FairUse #AIModels #CopyrightInfringement #FairUseDoctrine #BigTech #ShadowLibraries #Copyright #Piracy #AnnasArchive
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Spotify, Major Labels Could Seek $12.9 Trillion in Damages Over Alleged Piracy Operation
edm.com/news/spotify-major-label...
#Music #ShadowLibraries
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Unsealed: Spotify Lawsuit Triggered Anna’s Archive Domain Name Suspensions
torrentfreak.com/unsealed-spotify-lawsuit...
#Spotify #ShadowLibraries
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When shadow library Anna's Archive lost its .org domain in early January, the controversial site's operator said the suspension didn’t appear to have anything to do with its recent mass scraping of Spotify. But it turns out, probably not surprisingly to most people, that the domain suspension resulted from a lawsuit filed by Spotify, along with major record labels Sony, Warner, and Universal Music Group (UMG). The music companies sued Anna's Archive in late December in US District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the case was initially sealed. A judge ordered the case unsealed on January 16 "because the purpose for which sealing was ordered has been fulfilled." Numerous documents were made public on the court docket yesterday, and they explain events around the domain suspension.
Spotify won court order against Anna's Archive, taking down .org domain arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... + torrentfreak.com/unsealed-spo...
Filings in US district court www.courtlistener.com/docket/72161...
Other domains are still working annas-archive.li
#webarchiving #shadowlibraries #openweb
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"A cold coming we had of it,
Just the worst time of the year
For a journey, and such a long journey:...
...All this was a long time ago, I remember,
And I would do it again, but set down
This set down
This"
~T.S. Eliot
#books #shadowlibraries #ebooks #library #scorpiorisingbooks
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Scorpio Rising Books, the folder list to date
Butter it on both sides, i.e. remain philosophical
#books #shadowlibraries #ebooks #library #scorpiorisingbooks
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NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books
torrentfreak.com/nvidia-contacted-annas-a...
#AI #ShadowLibraries
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Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/judg...
#ShadowLibraries
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Anna's Archive is a meta-search engine for shadow libraries that allows users to find pirated books and other related sources. The site launched in the fall of 2022, just days after Z-Library was targeted in a U.S. criminal crackdown, to ensure continued availability of 'free' books and articles to the broader public.
Anna's Archive Loses .Org Domain After Surprise Suspension torrentfreak.com/annas-archiv...
Other domains are still working annas-archive.li
#webarchiving #shadowlibraries #openweb
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Anna’s Archive Loses .Org Domain After Surprise Suspension
torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-loses-org-...
#ShadowLibraries
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New by @eve.gd: The Lineages and Inheritances of Shadow #Libraries and their Documentation eve.gd/2026/01/01/t... #shadowlibraries
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Spotify Music Library Scraped by Pirate Activist Group
www.billboard.com/business/streaming/spoti...
#Music #Copyright #ShadowLibraries
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#ShadowLibraries: Annas Archive - We finished the Chinese release (after 2 years) annas-archive.org/blog/finishe...
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5% of All Google Takedowns, Ever Since Google published its first transparency report in May 2012, rightsholders have flagged 15.1 billion allegedly infringing URLs. That's a staggering number, but the fact that 5% of the total targeted Anna's Archive URLs is remarkable. Penguin Random House and John Wiley & Sons are the most active publishers targeting the site, but they are certainly not alone. According to Google data, more than 1,000 authors or publishers have sent DMCA notices targeting Anna’s Archive domains. Yet, there appears to be no end in sight. Rightsholders are reporting roughly 10 million new URLs per week for the popular piracy library, so there is no shortage of content to report.
Google Removed 749 Million Anna's Archive URLs from its Search Results torrentfreak.com/google-remov...
annas-archive.org
#webarchiving #shadowlibraries #openweb
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The rightsholders describe Open Library as a website where registered members of the public can easily access and download their books. This includes 1,542 works from the publisher Dupuis, over 5,000 works from the publisher Casterman, and many others. According to the publishers, the operators of the Open Library are not easily identified, while legally required information is allegedly missing from the site, which they see as an indication that the site is meant to operate illegally. This description seems at odds with the fact that Open Library is part of the Internet Archive, which is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) non-profit.
Belgium Bans Internet Archive's 'Open Library' in Sweeping Site Blocking Order torrentfreak.com/belgium-bans...
@archive.org's Open Library project, created in 2006-7 by the late Aaron Swartz among others openlibrary.org + en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Li... 📚
#shadowlibraries #openweb
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Judge rejects Meta’s claim that torrenting is “irrelevant” in AI copyright case https://arstechni.ca #copyrightinfringement #shadowlibraries #onlinepiracy #AItraining #BItTorrent #torrenting #copyright #Policy #libgen #LLaMA #meta #AI
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Who's downloading pirated papers? Everyone
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.352....
#ShadowLibraries #Research
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"Beyond LibGen: The Role of Librarians in the Post-Shadow Library Era" www.librarianshipstudies.com/2025/03/beyond-libgen-ro... #LibGen #ShadowLibraries
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My blog this week on AI, Meta, Zuckerman, Pirated Books, Shadow Libraries via LocusMag: paulacappa.wordpress.com/2025/03/11/a... #NOai #piratedbooks #shadowlibraries #AI-generated #Bluesky #Blueskyers #writingcommunity #bookbloggers#Readersky #blueskyreaders #authorsky #repostplease #bookmark
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#Telegram Shuts Down Z-Library Download Bot and Backup Communication Channel torrentfreak.com/telegram-shu... #zlib #shadowlibraries
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Meta is being sued for using pirated books from shadow libraries like Z-Library and LibGen to train its AI, totaling 82TB of data. #MetaLawsuit #ShadowLibraries www.techradar.com/pro/meta-purportedly-tra...
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Pirate Libraries Are Forbidden Fruit for AI Companies. But at What Cost? * TorrentFreak
torrentfreak.com/pirate-libraries-are-for...
#ShadowLibraries #AnnasArchive #ai #LLM #DeepSeek
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Pirate Libraries Are Forbidden Fruit for AI Companies. But at What Cost?
torrentfreak.com/pirate-libraries-are-for...
#AI #ShadowLibraries
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did you guys know that there are #shadowlibraries out there? Since I believe the flow of #information will be severely restricted or shut down, these are very important resources. #GetReady #Prepare #StayStrong #BeInformed #LearnNewSkills
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Pirate library must pay publishers $30M, but no one knows who runs it
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/pira...
#libgen #librarygenesis #shadowlibraries #copyright
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