Spotify USA Inc. and various music publishers won a collective $322 million from Anna’s Archive—along with its effective shuttering—after the online shadow library didn’t appear in the case, payments the platforms are unlikely to ever receive.
Warner Records Inc., Sony Music Entertainment, and UMG Recordings Inc. were awarded just over $22 million combined for infringement, with the rest going to Spotify for circumvention of technical measures, the April 14 judgment in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said. The filing also ordered hosting and internet service providers to effectively shut down Anna’s websites.
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