Book publishers win default US judgement against 'pirate site' Anna’s Archive
By Samuel Rubenfeld and Emma Whitford ( May 19, 2026, 20:53 GMT | Insight) -- US District Judge Jed Rakoff granted a default judgment of $19.5 million to book publishers who sued Anna’s Archive and 10 unnamed owners and operators for acting as a supplier of stolen content to the artificial intelligence industry. US District Judge Jed Rakoff granted a default judgment of $19.5 million to book publishers who sued Anna’s Archive and 10 unnamed owners and operators for acting as a supplier of stolen content to the artificial intelligence industry....
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