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名詞

shadow library (plural shadow libraries)

1. (Internet, publishing) An unlawful online book distributor that hosts free copies as PDFs, EPUBs, and the like for download.

   Synonyms: pirate library, black open access (science publishing)

   • 2025 September 5, Cade Metz, “Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 5 September 2025:

     Judge Alsup ruled that this approach was fair use under the law. But he also found the company’s previous approach — downloading and storing books from shadow libraries like Library Genesis and Pirate Library Mirror — was illegal.