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IANAL but Z-Lib is run as a for-profit business which makes it more of an open and shut case, especially if they're hosting their own files (which I believe the
by akiselev 3y ago
IANAL but Z-Lib is run as a for-profit business which makes it more of an open and shut case, especially if they're hosting their own files (which I believe they were, to implement that pay gate).
LibGen acts more like an archive that's hosted on IPFS which eliminates a lot of the liability and can't realistically be taken down. You can only download the books from the mirrors LibGen links to and they're often just IP addresses so there's no DNS zone to seize.