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Re:A search engine for searching books in the Z-Library inde... by 1123581321 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @09:54PM (#34181254)
No, it is illegal to download (make a copy of) the book. To be legal, you would have to merely view the book without making a copy. This is the operating principle behind all those video streaming sites. This isn't a comment on what OP should have done.
Re:A search engine for searching books in the Z-Library inde... by alwayslikethis on Thursday December 29, 2022 @10:10PM (#34181354)
Wouldn't the transmission over the network of the bits of the video count as an act of copying?
Re:A search engine for searching books in the Z-Library inde... by 1123581321 on Friday December 30, 2022 @12:17AM (#34182076)
Legally, no. That question has come up regarding things like browser caching as well. But the precedent is that it is not illegal to merely view copyrighted material you haven't licensed or bought, even if you happened to seek out that viewing.
Re:A search engine for searching books in the Z-Library inde... by justinclift on Thursday December 29, 2022 @11:54PM (#34181944)
Doesn't this vary according to the location of the participants?

eg in some countries participation in some parts of it (uploading/downloading/etc) is legal, whereas in other countries it can be the other way around.

Re:A search engine for searching books in the Z-Library inde... by 1123581321 on Friday December 30, 2022 @12:15AM (#34182055)
Yes. I assumed I was replying to Americans and shouldn't have.
Re:A search engine for searching books in the Z-Library inde... by wccrawford on Friday December 30, 2022 @04:40PM (#34190441)
I stand corrected. Thanks!