# Librusec > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Librusec > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Librusec.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librusec > Source revision: 1347442218 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Free library internet portal}} {{Infobox website | name = Librusec | logo = | logocaption = | screenshot = | collapsible = | collapsetext = | caption = | url = {{URL|http://lib.rus.ec/}} | commercial = Yes (from November 26, 2009) | type = [Digital library](/source/Digital_library) | registration = Optional, but registration allows to use much more functions | language = [Russian](/source/Russian_language) | num_users = | content_license = | content_licence = | programming language = | owner = Ilja Larin | author = Ilja Larin | editor = | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2007|06|df=yes}} | revenue = | current_status = | footnotes = Works and develops }} '''Librusec''' ({{langx|ru|Либрусек}}) is a [library](/source/Digital_library) [internet](/source/internet) [portal](/source/Web_portal), the owner of which, Ilja Larin ({{langx|ru|Илья Ларин}}), lives in [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador). Most of the content is in the [Russian language](/source/Russian_language), but the collection also has significant material in [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language), [Belarusian](/source/Belarusian_language), [English](/source/English_language), [German](/source/German_language), [French](/source/French_language), [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) and other languages. According to the rules of the library, Librusec calls itself a [pirate](/source/Pirated) library, opposes [copyright](/source/copyright) laws and claims to operate under the laws of Ecuador. Users are asked to refrain from using it if it is illegal in their countries.{{cite web|url=http://lib.rus.ec/rules|title=Librusec Rules|publisher=Librusec|language=Russian|accessdate=2012-11-03}} ==History== Librusec was launched in June 2007 by Ilja Larin. According to the site server statistics, on 13 March 2009 the number of visits per day exceeded 100000. On July 1, 2009 the creators announced a private [BitTorrent tracker](/source/BitTorrent_tracker), opened on July 15, 2009. Librusec became a commercial website on November 26, 2009.{{cite web|url=http://lib.rus.ec/node/181009|title=Librusec becomes store|author=Ilja Larin|date=November 26, 2009|publisher=Librusec|language=Russian|accessdate=2012-11-03}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mobus.com/high-tech/260231.html|title=Librusec becomes store|date=November 30, 2009|publisher=Mobus News|language=Russian|accessdate=2012-11-03}} In 2009, the site won the [ROTOR](/source/ROTOR_(prize)) prize as a Digital Library.{{cite web|url=http://ezhe.ru/POTOP/results.html?do=res;2009;23|title=ROTOR prize 2009|publisher=ROTOR prize official website|language=Russian|accessdate=2012-11-03}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lenta.ru/online/2009/05/27/potop/|title=ROTOR prize: final|publisher=[Lenta.Ru](/source/Lenta.Ru)|language=Russian|accessdate=2012-11-03}} ==Blacklisting== On 11 November 2012, Librusec's [IP address](/source/IP_address) was added to the [Russian Internet blacklist](/source/Russian_Internet_blacklist), making it inaccessible from most [ISPs](/source/Internet_service_provider) in [Russia](/source/Russia).{{cite web|title=Заблокирован IP Либрусека. Госорганы добрались до библиотек|url=http://rublacklist.net/3347|publisher=RuBlackList|accessdate=12 November 2012|language=Russian|date=12 November 2012}} According to a leaked copy of the blacklist, the entire website was blocked for a description of marijuana soup in a Russian translation of ''[The Anarchist Cookbook](/source/The_Anarchist_Cookbook)''.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Список запрещенных сайтов утек в интернет|url=http://www.lenta.ru/news/2012/11/12/blacklist/|publisher=[Lenta.Ru](/source/Lenta.Ru)|accessdate=12 November 2012|date=12 November 2012|language=Russian|trans-title=The list of prohibited websites has been leaked on the Internet}} The IP address was unblocked on 13 November after ''The Anarchist Cookbook'' was removed by Librusec administrators.{{cite web|title="Либрусек" и Rutracker исключили из реестра сайтов с запрещенной информацией|url=http://www.gazeta.ru/social/news/2012/11/13/n_2614873.shtml|publisher=[Gazeta.ru](/source/Gazeta.ru)|accessdate=16 November 2012|language=Russian|date=13 November 2012}}{{cite web|script-title=ru:Библиотека "Либрусек" удалила "Поваренную книгу анархиста"|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2012/11/14/librusec/|publisher=[Lenta.Ru](/source/Lenta.Ru)|accessdate=16 November 2012|language=Russian|date=14 November 2012}} ==See also== * [Library Genesis](/source/Library_Genesis) * [Library.nu](/source/Library.nu) * [Sci-Hub](/source/Sci-Hub) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://lib.rus.ec/}} {{in lang|ru}} * [http://rusec.livejournal.com/ Librusec founder Ilja Larin blog] {{in lang|ru}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2015-08-28-balazs-en.html |title=Pirate libraries: A central and eastern European perspective |work=Eurozine |author=Bodó Balázs |date=August 28, 2015 |accessdate=August 28, 2015 |archive-date=August 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829213116/http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2015-08-28-balazs-en.html |url-status=dead }} Category:Ecuadorian digital libraries Category:Internet properties established in 2007 Category:Russian-language websites Category:Consumer rights activists Category:Intellectual property activism Category:Shadow libraries --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Librusec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librusec) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librusec?action=history)). 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