Spotify and several major record labels have secured a $322 million default judgment against the unknown operators of Anna's Archive.

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A U.S. federal judge has entered a $322 million default judgment against the unknown operators of Anna's Archive, a shadow library that backed up Spotify's music catalog. Spotify and major labels Warner, Sony, and UMG secured the full damages amount after Anna's Archive failed to appear in court. The breakdown includes $150,000 statutory damages per work for ~148 sound recordings and $2,500 per file for 120,000 DMCA circumvention violations. A permanent worldwide injunction targeting ten Anna's Archive domains was also granted, ordering registrars, registries, and hosting providers to disable access. The monetary judgment is largely symbolic since the operators remain unidentified, but the domain takedowns pose a real operational threat. Anna's Archive can avoid domain suspension only by paying the full $322 million and complying with all injunctive obligations — an unlikely scenario.

Anna's Archive Loses $322 Million Spotify Piracy Case Without a Fight * TorrentFreak