How Do Pirate Sites Stay Online?

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“Academic publishers file copyright suit against LibGen citing ‘staggering’ infringement”

Five textbook publishers are suing Library Genesis (LibGen) to get it removed. But seriously, how does it take this long and why does it need a lawsuit to remove clearly pirated IP?

The answer is it is a combination of pirate site owners hiding their identity and the fact that ISPs aren’t held accountable for doing the right thing (or even following the law).

It’s not hard to identify a server and it’s not hard to remove a domain, if an ISP wants to. But there is barely anything that holds ISPs up to any standard other than agreeing with a court order, which takes way too long, and then a site just pops up on another server.

There needs to be a better system for protecting IP, or –and one of the reasons we fight so hard to protect content creators– content creators will stop creating the content because it will cost them so much and the piracy will completely destroy any chance on the returns on their investment. Then the irony will set in, because there won’t be anything other than AI derivative works to pirate anymore.

PS AI Generated featured image brought to you by toes, hands, eyes, and what the heck is up with that seagull?!

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