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AAP welcomes USTR's latest Notorious Markets piracy list

AAP welcomed the USTR's 2025 Notorious Markets report, emphasizing that large pirate ecosystems still depend on a broad support chain of domains, hosting, payment, and distribution infrastructure. The release specifically points to recurring concern around LibGen and Sci-Hub networks and related mirrors.

For publishing professionals, this is less about one dramatic raid and more about ongoing policy leverage. The yearly report helps establish an official cross-border record that rights holders can cite when pursuing coordinated legal and technical enforcement actions.

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