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        "msgid": "downloading-86-million-songs-from-spotify-ordered-to-pay-rp-5-5-trillion-1776657051",
        "date": "2026-04-20 10:15:00",
        "title": "Downloading 86 Million Songs from Spotify, Ordered to Pay Rp 5.5 Trillion",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Spotify has won a lawsuit against the open-source library platform and pirate activist group Anna's Archive, which released 86 million music files to the public, resulting in an order for the hackers to pay a total of US$322 million (Rp 5.5 trillion). The group, which claimed the action was to create a 'preservation archive' distributed via BitTorrent, failed to respond to the lawsuit filed by Spotify alongside major record labels Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music. The court also mandated the destruction of all copies of the stolen music and instructed internet service providers to block the site, though enforcement may prove challenging due to the mysterious nature of the entity behind Anna's Archive.",
        "content": "<p>Spotify has won a lawsuit against the open-source library platform\nand pirate activist group Anna\u2019s Archive, which released 86 million\nmusic files to the public. The hackers must pay a total of US$322\nmillion (Rp 5.5 trillion) as per the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Anna\u2019s Archive announced that it had taken 86 million\nsongs from Spotify. This was done to create a \u2018preservation archive\u2019 for\nmusic and distribute it via BitTorrent, as cited from The Verge on\nMonday (20\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Spotify filed the lawsuit publicised in January, along with three\nmajor record labels: Universal Music Group (UMG), Warner Music Group\n(WMG), and Sony Music. The latest ruling was made after Anna\u2019s Archive\nfailed to respond to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>One month after the lawsuit, Anna\u2019s Archive was found to have still\nreleased 3 million song files via torrent.<\/p>\n<p>Spotify and the record companies stated that Anna\u2019s Archive engaged\nin theft containing almost all commercial recordings in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Spotify received compensation of US$300 million, while the three\nrecord labels received US$22.2 million. In addition, the court decided\nthat internet service providers must block the Anna\u2019s Archive site.<\/p>\n<p>Anna\u2019s Archive was also ordered to destroy all copies of the music\nworks taken from Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>However, enforcing the ruling will be very difficult. This is because\nthe entity behind the hacker group remains highly mysterious.<\/p>\n<p>Billboard reported that Anna\u2019s Archive has previously conducted\ncriminal operations with new domain names. Such efforts were made to\nprevent their sites from being shut down.<\/p>",
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