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In case anyone hasn't seen the hilarious scare screen on one of the seized ZLibrary domains. lol (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) by empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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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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[-] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 17 minutes ago

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.

[-] refalo@programming.dev 9 points 4 hours ago

Reminder that sites like israel.tv are still "illegal" to visit and all US ISPs are forced to block it, even though this directly contradicts Net Neutrality.

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

They should show some pictures of the real leeches.

[-] Arcturus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 6 hours ago

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

[-] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 21 points 6 hours 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

[-] Gutless2615@ttrpg.network 70 points 10 hours ago

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

[-] 10_0@lemmy.ml 32 points 9 hours ago

Oh no! What will the people with offshore bank accounts do without the collective 10 grand they didn't squeeze? Damn criminals! They're avoiding taxes by laundering money abroad!

[-] SitD@lemy.lol 8 points 6 hours ago

😎 not to worry, corpo has directed your tax money towards righting this wrong. all will be well soon!

[-] turtletracks@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

After the CEO gets back from their super yacht vacation, of course

(paid for by underpaying employees and wage theft)

[-] SitD@lemy.lol 2 points 4 hours ago

good that the employees are predominantly debating who goes to which toilet ☺️ god forbid they notice the pay inadequacy.

[-] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 17 points 9 hours ago

That's horrible! I can't believe how these criminals are wasting the money that should rightfully be getting used for cheese pizza and hot dog parties!

[-] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 116 points 13 hours ago

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 36 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours 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.

[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 7 points 7 hours ago

More proof that AI is in the pocket of Big Geology.

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 7 points 8 hours ago

Is that Dominic Torretto in the bottom right?

[-] christian@lemmy.ml 47 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

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 8 points 5 hours ago

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

[-] rozlav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours 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/

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 51 points 12 hours ago

They... Own a tiny home? Wow. What luxary.

[-] parody@lemmings.world 41 points 13 hours ago

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

Yet here they are trying to own Z-Libs

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

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

😂

[-] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 74 points 14 hours ago

As if money actually goes to the content creators 😂

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 14 hours ago

More hilarious jokes have never been told in history

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 108 points 15 hours ago

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.

[-] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 6 hours 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.

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

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

FBI be like:

[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 15 hours ago

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

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 5 points 13 hours ago

Let's see Paul Allen's lifestyle.

[-] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

It even has a watermark.

[-] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 22 points 12 hours ago

That caravan looks nice

[-] lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml 82 points 15 hours 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!

[-] w00t@lemmy.ml 28 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

"You can't download a boat"?

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 11 hours ago

Not with that attitude you can't!

[-] PiratePanPan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 57 points 14 hours ago

Oh, no! People are enjoying their lives!

[-] booty@hexbear.net 35 points 14 hours ago

Uh, no. Can't you read? These are not people. They are Russian cybercriminals wojak-nooo

[-] johanbcn@lemmings.world 26 points 13 hours ago

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 18 points 13 hours 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.

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 64 points 15 hours ago

That boat and RV look middle class at best.

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 34 points 14 hours ago

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

[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 17 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Another Russian oligarch's mega yacht seized!

[-] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 14 hours ago

No the poor copyright owners I'm so upset

[-] Glaive0@beehaw.org 32 points 15 hours ago

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

[-] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 24 points 14 hours ago

I don't pay for piracy, but if I did I'd be glad I could help.

[-] YourPrivatHater@ani.social 23 points 14 hours ago

Since they now own the domain, can we DDOS it to rack up their expenses? Fuck them they don't deserve money.

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I.... don't condone such behavior but I also don't hate this idea lol

[-] xiao@sh.itjust.works 8 points 13 hours ago

So funny 😂. I really thought it was fake.

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