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Z-Library Aftermath Reveals the Feds Seized Dozens of Domain Names

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Post by anonomousename »

tyingq wrote: post #2

I've personally used sites like this as a sort of protest to what universities and authors did to the textbook market. You used to be able to buy used physical textbooks for classes at reasonable prices. They took advantage of the shift to digital by forcing arbitrary changes in edition numbers, solely to sell more books, or by requiring obscure, low-volume books, often written by the professor leading the class. Wit…

Now, you need an access code to do your homework. It costs more than the textbook, and cannot be shared, rented, copied, or sold when you’re done with it. The reason it is so expensive is because it comes with a “optimized” etextbook to help you when you’re stuck on homework. The average I’d say is around $120

Predatory practices all around.

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Post by pgalvin »

WastingMyTime89 wrote: post #28
roel_v wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No it's not. Well it started out that way, but libgen is 7TB, zlibrary added another 16TB to that, which was not shared in the way libgen is.

The core of Libgen is indeed 33TB. No idea where you get your 7TB from. The content difference between it and zlibrary is marginal from what I understand.

Including fiction (but excluding the scihub mirror, and comics), Libgen is actually about ~60TB. Z-Library mirrors this, and adds about ~24TB exclusive to them.

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Post by boxed »

WanderPanda wrote: post #22
boxed wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is needed is a strong government for the people, by the people. Without that, it really doesn't matter what tech you can cobble together.

No we need a weak government such that it doesn‘t matter if it is for or against the people

And how would you enforce that over time? Perhaps... with a strong government? :P

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Post by GauntletWizard »

boxed wrote: post #63
WanderPanda wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No we need a weak government such that it doesn‘t matter if it is for or against the people

And how would you enforce that over time? Perhaps... with a strong government? :P

No, with accountability of government officials if they err - What would today be dismissed as "Attacks on our nation's capitol"

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Post by sieabahlpark »

whoknew1122 wrote: post #40
somenameforme wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The founding vision of the US was one where the further away government was from the people, the less impact it would have on their lives. The Federal government was to have an extremely limited role in society, largely tasked with things such as international relations. Your day to day would primarily be affect by your state, and ideally on downward with a further delegation of responsibilities getting closer and cl…

The founders were also deathly afraid of a standing army. This is why a defense authorization bill is passed every two years. People might debate how much money should be put toward defense spending, but few people would argue that we should dissolve the military and call up citizens only when conflict happens. They also explicitly dismissed the idea of one person, one vote. And this all ignores the fact that there w…

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Post by LorenPechtel »

timmg wrote: post #47

I had been using z-lib as a way of "format shifting" some of my books. I live in a small apartment. My books take up too much space. For some, I've found the PDF on z-lib and thrown out the hardcopy. I don't think that is immoral in any way. (And I'm pretty sure it's not illegal -- but IANAL).

Yup, I've got a bunch of old books that have become an allergy issue for me. Replacing them with e-versions is not piracy no matter how I get the file.

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Post by musicale »

tyingq wrote: post #2

I've personally used sites like this as a sort of protest to what universities and authors did to the textbook market. You used to be able to buy used physical textbooks for classes at reasonable prices. They took advantage of the shift to digital by forcing arbitrary changes in edition numbers, solely to sell more books, or by requiring obscure, low-volume books, often written by the professor leading the class. Wit…

Used textbooks have been cleverly neutralized by the technique of bundling new copies with single-use codes for required online courseware.

Adopting and requiring such courseware is somewhat abusive to students, but instructors are probably trying to save their own time and avoid reinventing the wheel.

Personally I'd be happier if the textbooks and courseware access were sold separately.

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