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Record labels, Spotify sue pirate group Anna’s Archive over scraping and ‘brazen theft’ of millions of tracks
21 Jan 2026 17:21 GMT
… to release them via BitTorrent.
Now, the three … linking to, or facilitating downloads of the scraped recordings.
… widespread and illegal infringement would irreparably harm the music industry, including by … protect creators’ rights.
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World’s biggest illegal YouTube download sites visited by 620 MILLION shut down in huge ‘ripping’ crackdown
20 Oct 2025 15:21 GMT
… used by millions to illegal download content from YouTube have … to anyone seeking to illegal download music.
Stream-ripping sites … licensed streams into free downloads are illegal,” it reads.
“Using … success in Vietnam for the music industry, and we aim to …
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LimeWire and Fyre Festival: Two of the music industry's least favourite brands have joined forces
17 Sep 2025 16:43 GMT
… infamous in the music industry, and now LimeWire and Fyre Festival … are joining forces.
LimeWire, known for enabling illegal piracy of music … .
The RIAA demanded $150,000 for each download of 11 … file sharing company in 2022.
As for what is next, LimeWire …
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From CDs to Spotify: How the music industry has started making money again
13 Sep 2025 04:26 GMT
The music industry hit rock bottom in 2014, … a crusade against piracy and illegal downloads without offering consumers legal alternatives …
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Broadband Associations Back Cox In Fight With Music Industry
08 Sep 2025 14:10 GMT
Organizations representing broadband carriers are urging the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision holding Cox Communications responsible for subscribers' piracy, arguing
that the ruling could result in millions of people losing the ability …
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Cox Battles Music Industry Over Downloads By Subscribers
02 Sep 2025 15:49 GMT
The internet service provider Cox Communications on Friday
asked the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's decision holding the company responsible for illegal music downloads by broadband subscribers.
Unless overturned, that ruling "will yield …
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AI song generator Udio offers brief window for downloads after Universal settlement...
02 Nov 2025 15:28 GMT
… authors who alleged the company illegally pirated nearly half a … immediately stopped allowing people to download songs they’ve created, … it still must stop downloads as it transitions to … The settlement deal was the music industry's first since Universal …
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AI song generator Udio offers brief window for downloads after Universal settlement upsets users
02 Nov 2025 13:36 GMT
… hours starting Monday to download their songs before the … who alleged the company illegally pirated nearly half a … immediately stopped allowing people to download songs they’ve created, … The settlement deal was the music industry's first since Universal …
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Udio’s bid to dismiss claims of ‘illegal scraping’ from YouTube contains ‘fatal flaws,’ record labels say
29 Oct 2025 11:48 GMT
… with allegations the AI companies illegally accessed the materials they … law doesn’t actually criminalize downloading of videos that are … Anthropic.
Adding claims of illegal access to copyright lawsuits against … be added to the case.Music Business Worldwide
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Bootleg vinyl from Russia & China… and 3 other things you might have missed from the RIAA’s latest piracy revelations
13 Oct 2025 23:43 GMT
… illegal pre-release distribution.”
This year’s submission from the RIAA … beyond basic illicit file-sharing programs (like … download the audio or video to their device.
The music industry … RIAA noted.
Credit: S_Photo/Shutterstock3. The recorded music business …