The Department of Justice refused to comment on the matter when we reached out, but the banner suggests that Z-Library is part of a criminal investigation. § 853(f) by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York,” the replacement reads. “This domain has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with a warrant issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. The involvement of the latter seemed out of place but over the weekend a new banner appeared, replacing the postal service graphic with another from the FBI. Some domains initially redirected to a seizure banner referencing the Department of Justice and the Postal Inspection Service. law enforcement, resulting in a wave of seizures last Friday, which took the main Z-Library domain names offline. Indicts Two Russians for Running the ‘Z-Library’ Piracy RingĬomplaints also reached the highest echelons of U.S. The Authors Guild described the Z-Library as a “trade barrier” recently, while the Association of American Publishers branded the shadow library a “notorious” pirate site.

While many people appreciate the service, authors and publishers are not happy. The site has nearly 12 million copies of books in its digital archive, which is shared with the world for free. With millions of regular visitors, Z-Library is one of the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet.

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