Publishers Charge Anna's Archive with Copyright Infringement.

The article focuses on a lawsuit filed by 13 major book and journal publishers, including the Big Five, against the pirate website Anna's Archive for illegally copying and distributing millions of copyrighted works. The publishers seek a permanent injunction to stop Anna's Archive, which reportedly hosts over 140 million copyrighted texts and has been offering high-speed access to these materials to developers of large language model (LLM) AI systems in exchange for cryptocurrency payments. The complaint highlights the scale of infringement and the website’s efforts to monetize stolen content through donations, sponsorships, and premium access fees. Participating publishers include Apress Media, Cengage Group, Elsevier, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons, Macmillan Learning, Macmillan Publishing Group, McGraw Hill, Pearson Education, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Taylor & Francis Group. [Extracted from the article]