Two Russian individuals were arrested and charged with piracy over their alleged involvement with a book. Z-Library, which was shut down by the US government earlier this month, claimed to be the world's largest ebook library.
According to the Department of Justice, the two people in question were arrested in Argentina at the request of the US government. The two are facing a number of charges. Some users are still able to access the site on the dark web despite the fact that the US government shut down and seized the domain associated with Z-Library.
Michael Driscoll, the FBI's assistant director in charge, said in a statement that the defendants are accused of operating a website for over a decade that was intended to provide stolen intellectual property. Intellectual property theft deprives their victims of both ingenuity and hard- earned revenue.
Users were able to download and read academic papers for free. The site was created to help students who couldn't afford college textbooks. Slate reported on the impact of the shutdown on college students and other people who can't afford educational materials.
The Office of the US Trade Representative received a complaint from the Authors Guild on October 7th. The growing trend of users on TikTok promoting Z-Library as a way to get books for free is one of the reasons cited in the complaint. Both sites have an "incalculable and truly devastating" impact on the writing community according to it.
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