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By providing free access to millions of books, Z-Library became the go-to site for many readers in recent years.<\/p>\nBy providing free access to millions of books, Z-Library became the go-to site for many readers in recent years.<\/p>\n
Z-Library\u2019s very existence was put to the test last November when U.S. law enforcement agencies seized<\/a> over 200 domain names<\/a> connected to the site. Two alleged Z-Library operators from Russia were arrested<\/a> in Argentina as part of a criminal investigation.<\/p>\n Despite the gravity of the copyright infringement accusations and \u2018pending extraditions<\/a>, Z-Library never went completely offline. The site continued to operate on the dark web, offering millions of pirated books and articles as it did before. <\/p>\n The site eventually returned on the clearnet<\/a> too, providing a unique subdomain for all Z-Library users. The idea behind this move was to make it more difficult for law enforcement to take down the whole operation all at once.<\/p>\n This setup worked well for a few months allowing the remaining Z-Library team to focus on expanding the community. Starting this week, however, legal trouble hit Z-Library once again when the U.S. Department of Justice carried out a new round of domain name seizures. <\/p>\n A few days ago we noticed that several domain names associated with the shadow library had stopped working. Instead, users were directed to a seizure banner which most of the site\u2019s users are familiar with by now. <\/p>\n The first seized domain we spotted was b-ok.lat. It previously redirected to the main login portal at singlelogin.me which was still operational at the time. Soon after, however, these domain names were seized by U.S. authorities along with booksc.me and b-ok.as. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n The seized domains now point to the name servers of \u2018seizedservers.com\u2019 which are controlled by the U.S. Government. Since Z-Library has domains at multiple registries, it\u2019s possible that more seizures will follow in the near future. <\/p>\n When Z-Library was first targeted last November it initially denied that its domains had been seized. This time around the site\u2019s operators swiftly confirmed the action, pointing users to an alternative login screen through a Telegram message.<\/p>\n \u201cUnfortunately, one of our primary login domains was seized today. Therefore, we recommend using the domain singlelogin.re to log in to your account, as well as to register,\u201d the Z-Library team wrote. <\/p>\n The Telegram message also reminds users that the TOR and I2P versions of the site are still operational. In addition, several other Z-Library domains remain functional as well, at least for now. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n The U.S. government\u2019s recent enforcement actions show that the authorities are still intent on taking Z-Library down. In addition to the domain name seizures, authorities are likely to do everything in their power to track down those operating the shadow library today. <\/p>\n Needless to say, the stakes are extremely high for the existing Z-Library team. Willingly evading U.S. law enforcement is not a good look in court and that will be taken into account if they\u2019re eventually caught. <\/p>\n From: TF<\/a>, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.<\/p>\nDown, Not Out<\/h2>\n
New Domain Seizures<\/h2>\n
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<\/center><\/p>\nZ-Library Confirms Seizures<\/h2>\n
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