After a lawsuit from the record labels, Anna’s Archive removed the links to the massive copy of Spotify's catalog
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The pirated copy of Spotify came to an end after a strong legal offensive by the music industry. The links to download the files disappeared from the web and the project was seriously compromised.
The case involves Anna’s Archive, a platform that had promised to share an almost complete copy of Spotify’s catalog. The record labels’ reaction was immediate and forceful.
Spotify emitió un comunicado actualizado en el que reconoció que detectó una cuenta utilizada para scraping ilegal
What happened to Spotify’s massive copy
The end of 2025 was marked by news that shook the digital world. A group of hackers claimed to have copied almost all of Spotify’s files.
The announcement caused alarm in the music industry and triggered every legal alert. Behind the initiative was Anna’s Archive, a project that was created to preserve out-of-print or hard-to-find books.
From books to music
Over time, the platform expanded its reach and decided to move into the musical field. According to the lawsuit, the site managed to bypass Spotify’s anti-copy protection systems to access millions of files and metadata.
Un colectivo digital asegura haber copiado casi por completo Spotify
The music industry’s massive lawsuit
On December 29, the world’s leading record labels filed a joint lawsuit in the United States, which Spotify also joined.
The accusations include massive copyright infringement, breach of contract, and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
La demanda masiva de la industria discográfica
86 million files under investigation
The court filing keeps that Anna’s Archive accessed 86 million files and metadata linked to more than 256 million songs.
In addition, the industry stated that the project threatened to publish the complete material, which sped up the judicial intervention.
Urgent measures and domain suspension
To prevent the distribution of the material, the case initially proceeded under seal. Among the first measures ordered by the U.S. courts was the suspension of the site’s .org domain, an unusual and highly impactful action.
Actualmente, la web eliminó todos los enlaces vinculados a Spotify
Currently, the website has removed all links related to Spotify. In the section where users could previously download torrents with 6.2 TB of data, the only message that now appears is “Not available until further notice”.
