The notice explains that the targeted domains were seized in response to a court order, which suggests that there’s a criminal crackdown underway. The latter domains now display a seizure banner that was purportedly uploaded by the authorities. They instead resolve to 66.212.148.117 (at AS13333 Consolidated Communications) where SEIZEDSERVERS.COM is hosted. Other Z-Library-affiliated domain names, such as b-ok.lat and, don’t share these nameservers. These nameservers are controlled by the US Department of Justice and are often used to shut down sites as part of criminal proceedings. The problem was exacerbated when domain names became inaccessible as if they were being wiped off the Internet.Ī close look at domain records reveals that the nameservers of some of the key domain names, including, , and, were pointed at SEIZEDSERVERS.COM yesterday. Several Z-Library-associated domains started having issues yesterday when content seemingly disappeared from view.

“So far there have not been any significant enforcement actions against Z-Library of which we are aware,” the Authors Guild wrote. Many people promote the free service on social media, without any enforcement action getting in the way. Indicts Two Russians for Running the ‘Z-Library’ Piracy RingĮarlier this week the Authors Guild listed the site as a growing piracy problem.

This has attracted a steady userbase and many millions of monthly visitors.

Through a variety of domain names, the site offers over 11 million books and 84 million articles. Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet. Pretty much every book ever written is available online for free and millions are shared through central hubs, commonly known as ‘shadow libraries’.

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