This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Necessary'. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Functional'. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Analytics'.

These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. No wonder, it claimed itself to be the largest e-book library in the world. The website had also grown massively over the years, offering millions of scientific research articles and around 11 million e-books to download when it was taken down. Now that the founders are gone, the future of Z-Library is bleak.Ĭharges brought before the two include ‘criminal copyright infringement, wire fraud, and money laundering,’ all during the course of running Z-Library. All Z-Library domains which number around 250 have been seized and the website was taken down earlier this month though some claim the website continues to be active on the dark web. The Justice Department said the duo was arrested under specific requests from the US government. The two Russian individuals, Anton Napolsky, 33, and Valeriia Ermakova, 27, have been arrested from Cordoba, Argentina on November 3rd, 2022. () Two Russian nationals have been charged for running the immensely popular pirated e-book site Z-Library.

Z library down