Ella Creamer, The Guardian ; Four large US publishers sue ‘shadow library’ for alleged copyright infringement
"Four leading US publishers have sued an online “shadow library” that allows visitors to download textbooks and other copyrighted materials free.
Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Pearson Education filed the suit against Library Genesis, also known as LibGen, in Manhattan federal court, citing “extensive violations” of copyright law.
LibGen operates a collection of different domains that allow users to search for and download pdf versions of books. The suit, filed on Thursday, said LibGen holds more than 20,000 files published by the four suing companies."
