TheBigRoomXXL@leminal.space to datahoarder@lemmy.mlEnglish · 14 days agoBacking up Spotify - Anna's archiveannas-archive.liexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkBacking up Spotify - Anna's archiveannas-archive.liTheBigRoomXXL@leminal.space to datahoarder@lemmy.mlEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareSibbo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·14 days agoIt’s not legal what they are doing, isn’t it? Don’t they have basically the whole worlds police force after them already? Where are they even hosting?
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0 [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·14 days agoThey just need to say they are using the archive for AI training data. Then it’s legal.
minus-squaremoondoggie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 days agoWell, they do sell access to their data to train AI, so that’s a start
minus-squareArthur Besse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 days ago They just need to say they are using the archive for AI training data. Then it’s legal.
minus-squaremrdown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agoThey released the scraped data though and are openly against copyright laws
minus-squarehayvan@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-214 days agoThis is the view from Belgium indeed. Edit: alternative link available: https://nl.annas-archive.org/blog/backing-up-spotify.html
minus-squarethingsiplay@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days agoVPN usually saves your IP too. And they have to give your IP address if requested by government. This might not be true for all countries and all VPN, but be mindful about this. I wouldn’t do anything illegal thinking its safe with a VPN.
minus-squarethingsiplay@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·14 days agoIt is illegal to distribute these files. And they accept money, so it makes it even worse: Donate to Anna’s Archive. Any amount helps!
It’s not legal what they are doing, isn’t it? Don’t they have basically the whole worlds police force after them already? Where are they even hosting?
They just need to say they are using the archive for AI training data. Then it’s legal.
Well, they do sell access to their data to train AI, so that’s a start
They released the scraped data though and are openly against copyright laws
This is the view from Belgium indeed.
Edit: alternative link available: https://nl.annas-archive.org/blog/backing-up-spotify.html
Well this is ironic
Haha, wow
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Or Cloudflare DNS.
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VPN usually saves your IP too. And they have to give your IP address if requested by government. This might not be true for all countries and all VPN, but be mindful about this. I wouldn’t do anything illegal thinking its safe with a VPN.
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Spotify started with piracy.
It is illegal to distribute these files. And they accept money, so it makes it even worse: