She also stated that a book that was released in the morning was already published in Z-Library by lunchtime.Īlthough, users are still finding ways to access the library of books. Though it was not the only website illegally publishing their works, it was the most mentioned by people from TikTok. Sarina Bowen, a novel writer, said that the website was killing them. This led to the arrest of Anton Napolsky and Valeriia Ermakova, the people responsible for the website.

This urged many authors victimized by piracy to file a complaint, to the Office of the US Trade Representative on October 7th. Overall, the hashtag #zlibrary has garnered over 19 million views. However, content creators on TikTok started posting about Z-Library, stating that it was a convenient way of acquiring free books. The popular site hasn't caught the attention of authorities before. The website has been so widely used, that the shutdown has been felt across social media platforms, as mentioned by The Verge. Seeing as college textbooks can be quite expensive, this has impacted a lot of academics who can't afford to buy the books. With over 11 million titles and academic papers, students have used the site to access those materials without charge. The website has been operating for over a decade. The site was shut down earlier as a complaint was on October 17th by the Author's Guild, an organization dedicated to copyright protection. Z-Library, holding over 11 million ebooks, has been a source for many bookworms and students since 2009.

One of the biggest websites for pirated ebooks has shut down, following the arrest of the Russians who run it.

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