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Here is your reminder to always use really free books sources ( Cretive Commons or Public domain) and to donate to them.

Maybe one day, we will be more open about knowledge sharing.

Sources to read free books:

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Isn't this kinda like old man yells at cloud?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep exactly. Or when Putin orders and arrest of a critic....who is in an entirely different country

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Eh, that's a bit different. The Russian state does carry out assassinations of critics.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago

Is Libgen even an entity? What constitutes "Libgen"? I think there might be a way to make this claim invalid by a round-about shrug: "what's libgen"?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

isnt this a bit like the annas archive situation? they cant find the owner?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

FTA: "While this is a win on paper, it’s unlikely that the publishers will get paid by the LibGen operators, who remain anonymous. "