Author Presence Report
15 titles under this name appear in at least one of these datasets. 8 carry a candidate U.S. registration, and 5 were registered before a documented download could have begun (a registration-date screen under 17 U.S.C. § 412); grouping copies, formats, editions and translations of the same book, that is 4 works. Click a title for its catalog records. Registration check: all 32 catalog-record matches to a registration agree with the Copyright Office record (title, author or claimant, edition and dates; one registration can match several catalog records).
| Title | LibGen | Z-Library | Books3 | Internet Archive | U.S. registration | Passes the date screen (§ 412) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The lost nightW-W8CSN | ✓ since Feb 2020 | ✓ added Apr 2020 | ✓ | — | TX0008858704 Nov 7, 2019 record PDF Record matched | Anthropic, Meta, DeepSeek, Bloomberg alleged: xAI (Grok), Google (Gemini), Perplexity, NVIDIA, Apple, Mark Zuckerberg (individual), Guillaume Lample (individual), Joelle Pineau (individual), Databricks / MosaicML, Salesforce, Microsoft dates overlap or unknown: OpenAI |
| We were never hereW-V000S · 2 lines, one work | ✓ since Mar 2022 | ✓ added Aug 2021 | — | — | TX0009000657 Aug 10, 2021 record PDF Record matched | Meta, DeepSeek alleged: Mark Zuckerberg (individual), Guillaume Lample (individual), Joelle Pineau (individual), xAI (Grok), Google (Gemini), Perplexity, NVIDIA, Apple |
| The spare roomW-32S38 | ✓ since Jan 2024 | ✓ added Jun 2023 | — | — | TX0009301448 Jun 27, 2023 record PDF Record matched | Meta, DeepSeek alleged: xAI (Grok), Google (Gemini), Perplexity, NVIDIA, Apple |
| The herdW-Q9WP4 | ✓ since Feb 2021 | ✓ added Oct 2019 | — | — | TX0008912519 Nov 12, 2020 record PDF Record matched | Anthropic, Meta alleged: NVIDIA, Mark Zuckerberg (individual), Guillaume Lample (individual), Joelle Pineau (individual) dates overlap or unknown: xAI (Grok), Google (Gemini), Perplexity, Apple, DeepSeek |
| We Were Never Here - Andrea BartzW-V000S · 2 lines, one work | — | ✓ added Jun 2022 | — | — | TX0009000657 Aug 10, 2021 record PDF Record matched | Meta, DeepSeek alleged: xAI (Grok), Google (Gemini), Perplexity, NVIDIA, Apple |
| The Other Side of the Road (Never Tell collection)W-PNPF2 · 3 lines, one work | ✓ since Jun 2024 | ✓ listed Jan 2025 | — | — | TX0009377142 Mar 29, 2024 record PDF Record matched | alleged: xAI (Grok), Google (Gemini), Perplexity, NVIDIA, Apple |
| The other side of the roadW-PNPF2 · 3 lines, one work | — | ✓ listed Jan 2025 | — | — | TX0009377142 Mar 29, 2024 record PDF Record matched | dates overlap or unknown: xAI (Grok), Google (Gemini), Perplexity, NVIDIA, Apple |
| The Other Side of the Road (Never Tell #3)W-PNPF2 · 3 lines, one work | — | ✓ listed Jan 2025 | — | — | TX0009377142 Mar 29, 2024 record PDF Record matched | dates overlap or unknown: xAI (Grok), Google (Gemini), Perplexity, NVIDIA, Apple |
| InnocentesW-DWRIJ | ✓ since Jan 2024 | ✓ added Jun 2022 | — | — | — | — |
| Nunca estivemos aquiW-PNI2R | — | ✓ added May 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| Nigdy nas tu nie byłoW-N6UVH | — | ✓ listed Jan 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| Flashback – Was hast du damals getan?: Thriller (German Edition)W-2357M · 3 lines, one work (same main title: confirm) | — | ✓ added Aug 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| Stuff Hipsters HateW-4LSFJ | ✓ since Nov 2015 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FlashbackW-2357M · 3 lines, one work (same main title: confirm) | — | ✓ added Oct 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| Flashback – Was hast du damals getan?W-2357M · 3 lines, one work (same main title: confirm) | — | ✓ added Jul 2021 | — | — | — | — |
Titles in this report that were in a company’s dataset and carry a matched registration dated before the earliest date the copying could have begun: the start of the download period, or the date the copy entered the library, whichever is later; or registered within three months of a publication that came first (17 U.S.C. § 412). The earliest date the copying could have begun is the later of the documented start of the download period and the library’s own record of when that copy was added (catalog metadata, not independent proof; for Books3, its October 2020 release); for an event known only by an outer bound (a paper, model release or complaint date), only the record date is available. A registration before that date passes, as does one made within three months of a publication that came first. Where the dates overlap or no earliest date is known, the comparison is listed separately and not counted. “Known from” says how the event is known. A date screen for investigation, not a finding that anyone copied a work or that statutory damages are available. Every event and its source is on the timeline of who downloaded what, and when.
| Company | Dataset · when | Known from | Titles | Passes the date screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | Books3early 2021 | court record | 1 | The Lost Night |
| Anthropic | LibGenJune 2021 | court record | 2 | The Herd, The Lost Night |
| Anthropic | PiLiMiJuly 2022 | court record | 2 | The Herd, The Lost Night |
| Meta | LibGenOctober 2022 | court record | 3 | The Herd, The Lost Night, We Were Never Here |
| Meta | Books3by Feb. 27, 2023 (LLaMA paper; outer bound) | court record | 1 | The Lost Night |
| Meta | Anna's Archive (LibGen, Z-Library and others)early 2024 | court record | 5 | The Herd, The Lost Night, The Spare Room, We Were Never Here, We Were Never Here - Andrea Bartz |
| Bloomberg | Books3by Mar. 30, 2023 (BloombergGPT paper; outer bound) | company's own paper or filing | 1 | The Lost Night |
| DeepSeek | Anna's Archive (e-books)by Mar. 8, 2024 (DeepSeek-VL paper; outer bound) | company's own paper or filing | 4 | The Lost Night, The Spare Room, We Were Never Here, We Were Never Here - Andrea Bartz |
| Alleged or reported: leads for investigation | ||||
| Mark Zuckerberg (individual) | LibGen (Meta's torrenting)2022 as alleged; not before October 2022, when Meta first used LibGen | allegation | 3 | The Herd, The Lost Night, We Were Never Here |
| Guillaume Lample (individual) | LibGen (Meta's first copy, torrented)2022 as alleged; not before October 2022, when Meta first used LibGen | allegation | 3 | The Herd, The Lost Night, We Were Never Here |
| Joelle Pineau (individual) | LibGen (Meta's torrenting)2022 as alleged; not before October 2022, when Meta first used LibGen | allegation | 3 | The Herd, The Lost Night, We Were Never Here |
| NVIDIA | Books3 (via The Pile)2023 as alleged | allegation | 1 | The Lost Night |
| Databricks / MosaicML | Books3 (via RedPajama)by May 2023 (MPT model release; outer bound, verify) | allegation | 1 | The Lost Night |
| Salesforce | Books3 (via RedPajama / The Pile)by June 2023 (xGen release; outer bound, verify) | allegation | 1 | The Lost Night |
| Apple | Books3 (via The Pile / RedPajama)by April 2024 (OpenELM release; outer bound, verify) | allegation | 1 | The Lost Night |
| Microsoft | pirated books (about 200,000; dataset per complaint)date unknown (outer bound: complaint, June 2025) | allegation | 1 | The Lost Night |
| xAI (Grok) | LibGen, Z-Library, OceanofPDFdate unknown (outer bound: complaint, Dec. 2025) | allegation | 5 | The Lost Night, The Other Side of the Road (Never Tell collection)†, The Spare Room, We Were Never Here, We Were Never Here - Andrea Bartz |
| Google (Gemini) | LibGen, Z-Library, OceanofPDFdate unknown (outer bound: complaint, Dec. 2025) | allegation | 5 | The Lost Night, The Other Side of the Road (Never Tell collection)†, The Spare Room, We Were Never Here, We Were Never Here - Andrea Bartz |
| Perplexity | LibGen, Z-Library, OceanofPDFdate unknown (outer bound: complaint, Dec. 2025) | allegation | 5 | The Lost Night, The Other Side of the Road (Never Tell collection)†, The Spare Room, We Were Never Here, We Were Never Here - Andrea Bartz |
| NVIDIA | Anna's Archive (high-speed access)August 2023 as alleged | allegation | 5 | The Herd, The Lost Night, The Spare Room, We Were Never Here, We Were Never Here - Andrea Bartz |
| NVIDIA | LibGen, Z-Library (and Sci-Hub)date unknown (outer bound: amended complaint, Jan. 2026) | allegation | 5 | The Lost Night, The Other Side of the Road (Never Tell collection)†, The Spare Room, We Were Never Here, We Were Never Here - Andrea Bartz |
| Apple | Anna's Archivedate unknown (outer bound: amended complaint, Mar. 2026) | allegation | 5 | The Lost Night, The Other Side of the Road (Never Tell collection)†, The Spare Room, We Were Never Here, We Were Never Here - Andrea Bartz |
† registered within three months of publication, and published before copying could begin.
No matched title passed this screen against: OpenAI, LibGen (2018); OpenAI, "Books1/Books2" (alleged LibGen; by May 2020); OpenAI, LibGen torrenting (alleged; 2019–20); NVIDIA, Internet Archive lending books (alleged); Meta, Internet Archive books (alleged; by April 2024).
Dates overlap or download date known only as an outer bound (shown for investigation, not counted): OpenAI, "Books1/Books2" (alleged LibGen; by May 2020) (1 title); xAI, LibGen/Z-Library (alleged) (3 titles); Google, LibGen/Z-Library (alleged) (3 titles); Perplexity, LibGen/Z-Library (alleged) (3 titles); DeepSeek, Anna's Archive (by March 2024) (1 title); NVIDIA, LibGen/Z-Library (alleged) (3 titles); Apple, Anna's Archive (alleged) (3 titles).
Hypothetical maximum scenario, company by company, plus costs and attorney’s fees if a court awards them (§ 505). The statute allows one award per work for all of one infringer’s infringements in the case, or one shared award where infringers are jointly and severally liable (17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(1)), up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement (§ 504(c)(2)).
Each line is a separate maximum against that company, not a combined total; companies a court holds jointly liable would share one award per work. Individuals named in complaints (Mark Zuckerberg, Guillaume Lample, Joelle Pineau) are not listed separately: a person held liable together with the company would usually share its one award per work. Not counted: 1 work whose registration dates overlap a download period or where no earliest copying date is known.
Counted as works: the 15 title lines in this report group into 10 works, because copies, formats, editions and translations of one book are one work for statutory damages; every line stays listed below as its own evidence. This is the legal maximum, not a prediction or a valuation. Ordinary awards run from $750 to $30,000 per work; the $150,000 maximum requires a finding of willful infringement; registration matches are candidates to confirm against the Copyright Office record; works released in a settlement (for example, Anthropic class members who did not opt out) cannot be claimed again against that company; and whether any work qualifies is for a court. Research support, not legal advice.
The timeline of documented downloads against our dated catalog snapshots; every catalog record with the snapshots that list it, with its file IDs and MD5 checksums; the Copyright Office record for each registration; and how the matching works.
What this report shows. A line means a matching record appears in a dated source: one or more of the 25 LibGen catalog snapshots (2015–2025), the 2022 PiLiMi index of Z-Library, later Z-Library catalogs (to January 2025), the Books3 file list, or the Internet Archive’s lending library (a nonprofit library, listed for comparison); each line names its source and date. It does not show that any person or company downloaded, copied or used a file or dataset. Copyright Office results are candidate matches to verify against the linked record, not findings of authorship or ownership, and “ISBN in Books3” is supporting, not conclusive. See the PDF’s Method and limits section, what a match means in plain English, or the Methodology for sources and matching.