body: The Library of Babel is a database of millions of random strings of text. Among this randomness, passages from other sources inevitably appear, such as the book of Genesis or works by Shakespeare, or [this question](https://libraryofbabel.info/bookmark.cgi?pfkgsxxab,46). You can also search the library for specific strings. 
  
  
  If a copyrighted work appears in the database, is it breaching copyright? If not, can I use that text without breaching copyright (provided I indicate my source is the Library of Babel)?
  
  
  You can find the Library of Babel at [https://libraryofbabel.info/](https://libraryofbabel.info)
  
  
  
title: Is the "Library of Babel" violating copyright?