U.S. authorities seized Z Library domains

https://www.fastcompany.com/90806657/z-library-ebook-piracy-shut-down-alternatives

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jryb• 4 years ago

The exact circumstances of Z-Library’s shutdown are still unclear. Some of its many domain names simply won’t load. Others lead to a message reading: “This domain has been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service in accordance with a court order.” However, in response to a request for comment, the Postal Inspection Service wrote that “this case was inadvertently credited to Postal Inspectors,” and directed media requests be sent to the Department of Justice. (The DOJ declined Fast Company’s request for a comment.)

How do the people putting up the seizure notice not know who they work for? Does the US government contract this out?

bitxbitxbitcoin• 4 years ago

I wouldn’t had thought so but now I really do.

Test01292• 4 years ago

How do the people putting up the seizure notice not know who they work for? Does the US government contract this out?

Because they US Gov. troglodytes. These are people chasing after some nobodies harming the extortative textbook business instead of going after drug dealers or something. Assuming they even possess two fully functioning brain cells to rub together, the USG never sends it's best.

kennend3• 4 years ago

harming the extortative textbook business

This.

The government doesnt seem to be doing anything about the textbook business and their questionable practices like:

- Moving a few words/chapters around and calling it a new release

- Selling "activation codes" with the text to kill off the resale book market.

When i went to school (long ago) there was a very active/healthy used book market, not anymore.

My kids were being gouged for books, often written by their prof's and you cant use last years book because the textbook integrates with the testing and you need your code?

But sure, let's not focus on that at all.

dtho• 4 years ago

Anyone can create a fake 'seized' page.

U.S. authorities seized Z Library domains

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