U.S. Court Orders LibGen to Pay $30m to Publishers

…LibGen is one of the longest-running shadow libraries online.

In recent years, rightsholders have made several attempts to shut the site down. Court orders have led to LibGen being blocked in several countries, but completely eliminating the threat has been extremely difficult. This is partly because the identities of those running it remains unknown.

While this is a win on paper, it’s unlikely that the publishers will get paid by the LibGen operators, who remain anonymous.

The check is in the mail, I’m sure