Music Piracy

music industry pressing congress for site-blocking legislation following Supreme Court decision in Cox case

Music Industry Lobbying Shifts Towards Site-Blocking Legislation Following Cox Supreme Court Ruling — And Other Rumblings from Capitol Hill

April 6, 2026

After the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the liability verdict against Cox Communications, new site-blocking proposals emerge in Congress. But can this lobbying shift make up for a disastrous Supreme Cou... Read More...

The US Supreme Court, Washington, DC (Photo: Mark Thomas)

Did the Supreme Court Just Hand Elon Musk a Giant Victory Over Music Publishers?

Paul Resnikoff

March 31, 2026

Last week, the US Supreme Court handed a decisive defeat to major label conglomerates — and a billion-dollar victory to Cox Communications. But this decision is likely to go far beyond Cox and ISPs harboring ... Read More...

Muzit’s TRACE Platform Steps Into the Spotlight as Supreme Court Ends ISP Based Piracy Enforcement

Michael Rosner

March 31, 2026

With the Cox v. Sony ruling dismantling enforcement models of the past, Muzit’s data-driven super fan strategy looks like a good path forward. This article was created in collaboration with DMN partner Muzit... Read More...

Major Labels and Spotify Seek ‘Extremely Conservative’ $322 Million Damages Payment from Anna’s Archive — Including $300 Million for Violating the DMCA

Dylan Smith

March 27, 2026

Spotify and the major labels are seeking a cool $322.2 million in damages from Anna’s Archive over its alleged “brazen theft of millions of music and other files.” The majors and Spotify jointly requested th... Read More...

Who Are the Biggest Music Pirates in the Land? United States Trade Representative Releases Latest ‘Notorious Markets Report’

Ashley King

March 4, 2026

The United States Trade Representative releases its annual Notorious Markets Report, identifying markets in which widespread piracy is taking place. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its... Read More...

Despite a Court-Ordered Injunction, Anna’s Archive Releases Millions of Spotify Tracks Online—With More Likely On the Way

Ashley King

February 17, 2026

Anna’s Archive releases millions of actual music files from its Spotify archive despite being actively sued by Spotify and several record labels. Notorious shadow library Anna’s Archive has quietly released ... Read More...

NVIDIA Faces ‘Smoking Gun’ Accusations of Training Its AI on Anna’s Archive; AI Chip Powerhouse Just Signed a ‘Responsible AI’ Deal With UMG

Ashley King

January 23, 2026

Amid a push to cement its place as an AI pioneer, chip-making giant NVIDIA is accused of training AI on the controversial “shadow library” Anna’s Archive. Despite securing a deal with Universal Music Group (... Read More...

Major Labels, Spotify Sue Anna’s Archive Over Alleged Scraping Scheme — Multiple Domain Takedowns Follow Preliminary Injunction

Dylan Smith

January 21, 2026

It turns out allegedly scraping Spotify's entire library wasn’t a great idea. Now, the major labels and the DSP itself have hit Anna’s Archive, the alleged “notorious pirate website” behind the purported “the... Read More...

Spotify ‘Shadow Library’ Loses .Org Address—But the Ripped Archive Is Still Live

Ashley King

January 6, 2026

Anna’s Archive’s .org domain has been suspended, but operators say it’s likely unrelated to their Spotify “shadow library,” which remains accessible. Open-source shadow library search engine Anna’s Archive h... Read More...

Hackers Scrape Spotify’s Entire Library, Obtain 300 Terabytes’ Worth of Audio — Spotify Says It’s ‘Identified and Disabled the Nefarious User Accounts’

Dylan Smith

December 22, 2025

Hackers say they’ve scraped Spotify’s entire music library – compiling the metadata behind 256 million tracks tied to over 15.4 million artist profiles – and intend to make a massive amount of music available... Read More...

Supreme Court Schedules Cox v. Sony Music Legal Arguments for December — With a Billion-Dollar Lower-Court Decision at Stake

Ashley King

October 17, 2025

The Supreme Court has scheduled oral hearings in December regarding the ongoing legal battle between Sony Music and ISP Cox Communications. In the continuing saga of the legal battle between internet service... Read More...

700+ Subreddits Were Banned Over Copyright Violations During the First Half of 2025, a Surge of 117%

Ashley King

October 15, 2025

Reddit banned over 700 subreddits for repeated copyright infringement in the first half of 2025—a 117% increase from the company’s last report. Reddit’s latest transparency report highlights the sheer number... Read More...

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Reservoir Fires Off Infringement and DMCA Suits Against Suno and Anthropic, Demanding Nearly $340 Million in Total Damages

After a Fruitless Legal Attack, RIAA Takes the Anna’s Archive Problem to the US Government

Can We Sue Our Way to AI Control?

IFPI Urges the EU to Include X on Its 2027 ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watchlist,’ Says the Platform ‘Remains a Significant Concern for the Music Industry’

Rapid-Fire Site Blocking? Federal Lawmakers Target Foreign Piracy Platforms With the Bipartisan ‘Defend IP Act’

Music Industry Lobbying Shifts Towards Site-Blocking Legislation Following Cox Supreme Court Ruling — And Other Rumblings from Capitol Hill

Muzit’s TRACE Platform Steps Into the Spotlight as Supreme Court Ends ISP Based Piracy Enforcement

Major Labels and Spotify Seek ‘Extremely Conservative’ $322 Million Damages Payment from Anna’s Archive — Including $300 Million for Violating the DMCA

Who Are the Biggest Music Pirates in the Land? United States Trade Representative Releases Latest ‘Notorious Markets Report’

Despite a Court-Ordered Injunction, Anna’s Archive Releases Millions of Spotify Tracks Online—With More Likely On the Way

NVIDIA Faces ‘Smoking Gun’ Accusations of Training Its AI on Anna’s Archive; AI Chip Powerhouse Just Signed a ‘Responsible AI’ Deal With UMG

Major Labels, Spotify Sue Anna’s Archive Over Alleged Scraping Scheme — Multiple Domain Takedowns Follow Preliminary Injunction

Spotify ‘Shadow Library’ Loses .Org Address—But the Ripped Archive Is Still Live

Hackers Scrape Spotify’s Entire Library, Obtain 300 Terabytes’ Worth of Audio — Spotify Says It’s ‘Identified and Disabled the Nefarious User Accounts’

Supreme Court Schedules Cox v. Sony Music Legal Arguments for December — With a Billion-Dollar Lower-Court Decision at Stake