I verified that they have posted an illegal copy of a work that I created, and I know that I did not grant permission to them or anyone to infringe my copyright.
Both hosting and downloading works without permission is a violation of copyright law, so both parties are liable. Downloaders may erroneously rely on the "I didn't know! Even so, if you download my book, it will probably cost me vastly more to sue you for infringement than the damages that I might be awarded over your infringement. Usually, copyright holders go after the pirate sites, and only rarely go after particularly egregious serial downloaders. They've initiated legal action.
So no. It's not legal. Very little on the internet is "free", it is mostly stolen. Download only from reputable bookstores, Amazon at the very least. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams?
Learn more. Are books in pdfdrive. Once you are on campus, use your student ID to log in on the library website. You may be very pleased to find out that the library has an agreement with, say, Springer, and that you — as a graduate student — are allowed to download in PDF format as many technical books as you want! Therefore, why would anyone download books from sites other than the campus library's?
It would be wise to assume that such PDF files are watermarked. They are supposed to help you in your research. If you start distributing PDF files that can be linked to your student ID, I suspect that your career as a graduate student will be rather short. I was writing this as a comment, but it grew too big.
In addition to JohnEye's answer, I would advise using a VPN all the time and keeping anything of value encrypted regardless of whether it is pirated or not.
My personal view on intellectual property is that I like to try before I buy. Download it, see if it is any good. If it is, buy a copy, leave a good review, and recommend it to others. While it might be illegal from a certain perspective, it is also illegal for publishers to sell you junk not as advertised.
Good luck getting your money back from those guys. Internet is loosely regulated and it is good that way, in my opinion.
Downloading copyright material without permission is likely regarded as illegal and unethical nearly everywhere. However, you should check with your local university library for what services they provide. It may be that the local university has arrangements with academic publishers that permit their own students access in some form, either e-books, or interlibrary loan, or even possibly downloading at a modest fee. Another possibility is that you could seek to obtain a small grant from someone or some institution for the purpose of library building.
Even a favorite uncle or aunt is a possibility for that. No, it is not legal. Downloading copyrighted material from unauthorised sources is, well If I'm not mistaken LibGen was sued for that.
Many universities' libraries have online access to some catalogues, so you would probably be able to access and download directly from Springer and it won't be illegal because your uni would have paid for access. Usually your local law will prevent copyright violations, therefore it is illegal, independent of your status. It does not matter which computer you are using, but if you are using a university computer, your university rules might enforce further actions like kicking you out of university for using university equipment for illegal purposes, even if there is no official lawsuit against you.
You'll have to check your local regulations for this, I assume they vary. The other question is if you will get into trouble - well thats the same with using illegal games, movies, books, etc No, of course it isn't legal. But you should do it anyways. Books aren't exactly going to be cheaper when you get to the US, and that's not because the author has to make a living or any of those sob stories you hear from the propagandaists There is nothing unethical about not wanting to play a rigged game.
Just make sure you download the stuff in a subtle way don't tell anyone, use a VPN, etc. Short answer : No, it's usually not legal. Exceptions apply, but they are exceptions; one can assume it is illegal until proven otherwise.
Long answer : this basically comes down to whether it's legal to create a copy of copyrighted material. Downloading vs. Streaming means viewing the content without creating a copy. Since you are downloading books, you are creating a copy, and copying laws apply. It is worth noting that even if you are able to stream the book instead of download it, it is still illegal, as a result of a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice in the Filmspeler case.
Article 2 of the EU's copyright directive establishes that books are protected material emphasis mine :. Member States shall provide for the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit direct or indirect, temporary or permanent reproduction by any means and in any form, in whole or in part:. Such a situation cannot be regarded as satisfying the condition of the fair balance to be found between, on the one hand, the rights and interests of the recipients of the fair compensation and, on the other, those of those users.
The conclusion from all this is that, if the source of the copyrighted material acquired the material legally, then it is still possibly legal for you to make a copy of it other laws apply in that situation; what those laws are is outside the scope of this answer. However if the source acquired the copyrighted material illegally, then it is illegal under all circumstances for you to make a copy of it.
The next question is whether Libgen acquired the book legally. I'll consider it self-evident that for most books, they did not if they did, why would publishers be suing them? Accordingly the conclusion is:. It is not legal to download copyrighted books from LibGen. You can still download if the copyright has expired e.
See also: the answer to this question on the Law StackExchange , writen by someone more familiar with copyright law than me. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Legality of downloading books from websites such as Library Genesis Ask Question.
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