In case it is unclear: libgen is good. Subverting copyright cartels is good. Authors getting paid for their work is also good, but copyright does not serve that role and is instead a weapon publishers use to retain control as obligate distribution passages and thus control over payment. Meta being able to vacuum up the commons (without even seeding) and launder it into a tool of mass informational disempowerment and control is bad. Meta being able to torrent while the rest of us can't is bad.

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