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"zomg russian cyber criminals are using free books to fund their lavish lifestyles!!!!!!1!1!!!!1! you should go support ~~corporate rent seeking publishers~~ 'creators' by paying thousands for basic knowledge!!!11"

this shit sounds like it was written by a middle schooler making a history presentation. it's hilarious

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[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 139 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, ai companies that are doing exactly the same are allowed to rack up billions in revenue.

"It's American for profit corporation, not a Russian cybercriminal!"

[–] christian@lemmy.ml 48 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If the DoJ replaced google.com with a similar scare screen, a message about the AI feature appearing before search results, and photos of CEO yachts, that might actually give me hope for the future.

Maybe include a screenshot of the AI Overview so there's no ambiguity about what feature was problematic. Something like this: google ai overview

Tangent - I remember reading a blog post when oink got seized saying that if the guy behind it was trying to make a profit rather than to create a library he would be respected like another Steve Jobs rather than being imprisoned. I still 100% believe that.

RIP oink's pink palace, I was a member for only two or three years but it opened up the world to me. Got invited from a guy at my undergrad I never met in person or knew his name, there was a local filesharing network on campus with a few hundred students on it and we had similar music tastes so would im occasionally. Hope you are doing well wherever you are now, meowfaceman.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 107 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Seems like a fairly reasonable way to live. Is that supposed to look lavish?

Let's see the lifestyles of the CEOs for Springer, Wiley, and Elsevier for comparison.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 72 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Let’s see the lifestyles of the CEOs for Springer, Wiley, and Elsevier for comparison.

FBI be like:

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 month ago

There's a rainbow. Its so gay! Therefore ... wrong!!!111

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

Let's see Paul Allen's lifestyle.

[–] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago

Those fucks forcing money into their pockets from science are the absolute dregs of society. I actually respect angel investors more since maybe they made a good decision with their money (that feels gross to just type, even!). The fact that a select few companies are able to make science pay to win is absolutely sickening.

This is coming from someone that never even graduated college, let alone spending time in academia.

[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 91 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As if money actually goes to the content creators 😂

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 1 month ago

More hilarious jokes have never been told in history

[–] Gutless2615@ttrpg.network 86 points 1 month ago

Not a boat! Not a family vacation! Gasp! An… RV!?!?? SOMEONE THINK OF THE RIGHTSHOLDERS!

[–] lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml 81 points 1 month ago

Oh no, somebody who might be Russian took a family vacation to go fishing with their loved ones!? What an orgy of indulgence! The audacity!

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 67 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That boat and RV look middle class at best.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 39 points 1 month ago

It's almost as if some desk jockey used photos from their family vacation lol.

[–] PiratePanPan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 1 month ago

Oh, no! People are enjoying their lives!

[–] christian@lemmy.ml 50 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

It's at least reassuring to know that the DoJ values the privacy of these horrible criminals enough to warrant blurring their faces. Hard to believe those assholes were spending the money on beautiful rainbows. A rainbow isn't a tangible possession someone can just keep to themselves! The idea that some guy can just own this abstract thing is deeply offensive to me and I will not be giving any more of my hard-earned money to library genesis.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 month ago

Bet it's a stock image the FBI didn't pay for

[–] rozlav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Makes me think of this video of the geneticist Albert Jacquard that tries to show how ideas will always be in the commons. How it's impossible for people to own a concept of an idea, using the example of "it's impossible to tell who saw the rainbow the first to own its concept".

It's in french but it's a total masterclass, I should translate it someday : https://effingo.be/2011/05/22/albert-jacquard-demonte-le-concept-de-propriete-intellectuelle/

[–] parody@lemmings.world 47 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Isn’t the FBI supposed to be non-political?

Yet here they are trying to own Z-Libs

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Isn’t the FBI supposed to be non-political?

😂

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 1 month ago

No the poor copyright owners I'm so upset

[–] Arcturus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 1 month ago

That seems nice. Glad they're getting something in return for saving me so much money.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

THOSE MOTHER FUCKERS BOUGHT A RAINBOW!?

I'm impressed.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know right? They don't come cheap from the Rainbow Factory, those ponies drive a hard bargain.

[–] Crotaro 5 points 1 month ago

Memories once buried have been unearthed...

But really, books already are not the way to make a fortune unless you are in the field of basically being able to dictate what books are used in every educational institution in an entire nation. How would they imagine a pirate, who shares these books, has server upkeep to pay and at best gets very sporadic donations, could afford a lavish lifestyle from this endeavour?

[–] sakuragasaki46@feddit.it 3 points 1 month ago

It's for rainbow washing :)

[–] Glaive0 36 points 1 month ago

I’m disappointed I didn’t see a piracy parody of this before seeing this. Come on internet.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Note that with rare exceptions, creators are not supported by your purchases. Rather the studios, labels and publishers wh cheat creators are.

If you want to support the creators, pay them directly, or go to one of their performances / signings / functions. But still pirate their work.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

That's what I always do. There are smaller creators that I support via donations or patreon but I never pay directly for the content itself.

[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 month ago

The FBI is trying to trick me into feeling guilty, too bad I was the firstborn of a single mother and this shit does not work on me anymore

[–] johanbcn@lemmings.world 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I found out about this the other day and the first impression I got was that someone hacked their server and put this just for laughs.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 month ago

Yeah it's legit, it's been up a hot minute (since May iirc). I clicked the wrong zlibrary bookmark out of reflex and then remembered how hilarious the scare screen was.

[–] w00t@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

"You can't download a boat"?

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not with that attitude you can't!

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Call the 3D printers, we need a bigger benchy!

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 23 points 1 month ago

That caravan looks nice

[–] Emerald@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Exactly. Support those who create it. Not publishers or ebook lending companies

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

you wouldn't download a car

i bet they even sent the policemans helmet to his widow

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago

Is that Dominic Torretto in the bottom right?

[–] sakuragasaki46@feddit.it 7 points 1 month ago

It gives "QUIT HAVING FUN!!" vibes. :)

[–] Gingernate@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

It's their se domain I saw it on, but most of their older domains also display this

http://z-library.se/