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is it illegal to download and use their isbn file? like what is wrong with having that information?

• karel-3d 2y ago
  I don't think this page, which links to libgen and sci-hub, is that concerned about copyright.
  • greenie_beans 2y ago
    annoying non-answer to my question. i already know all about anna's archive. i'm asking if a person can download these isbns and use them to make data visualizations without fear of breaking a law? https://software.annas-archive.li/AnnaArchivist/annas-archive/-/blob/main/isbn_images/aa_isbn13_codes_20241204T185335Z.benc.zst https://software.annas-archive.li/AnnaArchivist/annas-archiv...
    • salomonk_mur 2y ago
      They explicitly provide that data for you to do as you wish. They are in a grey area, not you. You can download it no problem.
      • greenie_beans 2y ago
        is there legal precedent for that? already asked LLMs so please don't copy/paste an LLM response.
        • eemil 2y ago
          Depends on your jurisdiction.
    • karel-3d 2y ago
      Sorry, I misunderstood your question.
    • qingcharles 2y ago
      Seeing as nobody has provided a real answer. The question is, maybe. Anna's Archive is getting sued currently for scraping vast amounts of essentially public metadata which was being gate-keeped by a single organisation. Here's the longer and more complicated answer for you: https://libraries.emory.edu/research/copyright/copyright-data https://libraries.emory.edu/research/copyright/copyright-dat...
      • greenie_beans 2y ago
        feist is what comes up when i search around, too. the ISBNs might be poisoned if anna broke terms of service to get the ISBNs