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Z-Library Blog: "Unprecedented seizure of our domains with books on rare languages" (z-library.se)

submitted 11 months ago by ancuuiqter@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Today we are forced to share some sad news - yesterday many of our domains were seized again. We should highlight that the majority of the seized domains were not mirrors of the Z-Library website. Instead, they were separate sub-projects, containing only books in rare languages of the world, and their blocking is perplexing. For instance, these domains included books in Tamil, Mongolian, Catalan, Urdu, Pashto, and other languages:

afrikaans-books.org

bengali-books.org

urdu-books.org

marathi-books.org

chamorro-books.org

Over the 15 years of the project's existence, we've managed to collect an impressive collection of rare texts in many uncommon languages. These domains featured many unique texts that can't be found anywhere else, including rare books, documents, and manuscripts. All of this is a priceless heritage, contributing to the preservation and study of world cultures, and serving as important material for researchers in linguistics, anthropology, and history.

Z-Library also states in the blog post that they did not lose the files, just the domains.

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[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 months ago

There are more countries in the world besides America, where any chump can get into "law enforcement" after 6 weeks of trainning.

In most of the world, getting a badge implies a serious and throughrough selection and scrutiny process.

[-] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago

You have obviously never worked as a police officer and are making this up.

[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

Grew up surronded by law enforcement

[-] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works -1 points 11 months ago

As a criminal or family member? I guess either way I was still right.

[-] richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 11 months ago

I would believe "in many countries", but not "in most in the world", sorry.

[-] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 2 points 11 months ago

"Most of the world"? Really? Maybe in the developed world I guess, but definitely not in "most of the world." In most of the world law enforcement is very much a pay for service business like any other. Well, in a lot of the world anyway.