美国司法部网站公开的消息,Z-Library 的运营者,一对俄罗斯夫妇于 2022 年 11 月 3 日在阿根廷科尔多瓦被捕,约 249 个相关网站域名也被美国政府没收。指控为因经营盗版电子书网站而涉嫌侵犯版权、电汇欺诈和洗钱。
> “As alleged, the defendants profited illegally off work they stole, often uploading works within mere hours of publication, and in the process victimized authors, publishers and booksellers,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “This Office is committed to protecting the intellectual property rights that enable creative and artistic expression, and holding individuals accountable for threatening those rights.”
> As alleged in the indictment and court filings, Z-Library bills itself as “the world’s largest library” and claims to offer more than 11 million e-books for download. Z-Library, which has been active since approximately 2009, offers e-book files in a variety of file formats, stripped of their copyright protections, and encourages users to upload and download titles. Many of the e-books offered by Z-Library are protected intellectual property for which authors hold copyrights and publishers hold exclusive distribution rights, and which Z-Library has no right or license to distribute, and which are available elsewhere only with anti-circumvention measures applied.
Z-Library 目前通过给每个登陆用户分发 private domain 的方式,实现网页的在线访问。每个账号下有两个访问链接。在官网 https://singlelogin.me/ 登录后跳转。
同时,每个用户可以创建自己的 Telegram Bot 进行搜寻和下载。之前的官方 Bot 都被 Telegram 封禁了※。自建 bot 的步骤挺简单的,参见 Z-Library 的 FAQ 页面。
Z-Library 亦在上月底创建了 Telegram Channel,发布最新消息。https://t.me/zlibrary_official
其博客中有提及 2023 年的一些规划—— Z-Recommend, say “Thank you” option, new menu, booklist comments and plans for 2023(可以登录后查看,没有 public domain 就不能贴公共链接,不过这也没办法)。
※ 之前的 bots 都显示因违反版权被 Telegram 封禁。明明 Telegram 有那么多诸如 APK、破解软件、影音媒体共享等频道置之不管。换言之,背后牵涉的利益集团过于庞大。