TheBigRoomXXL@leminal.space to datahoarder@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoBacking up Spotify - Anna's archiveannas-archive.liexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkBacking up Spotify - Anna's archiveannas-archive.liTheBigRoomXXL@leminal.space to datahoarder@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square34linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareSibbo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down6·4 months 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-up43·4 months agoThey just need to say they are using the archive for AI training data. Then it’s legal.
minus-squaremrdown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoThey released the scraped data though and are openly against copyright laws
minus-squaremoondoggie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoWell, they do sell access to their data to train AI, so that’s a start
minus-squareArthur Besse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months ago They just need to say they are using the archive for AI training data. Then it’s legal.
minus-squarehayvan@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-24 months 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-up1·4 months 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-squarenot_me@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoNothing is safe, I use grapheneos proxy and random Mac changer with mulvad vpn
minus-squarethingsiplay@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·4 months 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.
They released the scraped data though and are openly against copyright laws
Well, they do sell access to their data to train AI, so that’s a start
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
Use VPN
Or Cloudflare DNS.
Not with grapheneos
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.
Nothing is safe, I use grapheneos proxy and random Mac changer with mulvad vpn
Spotify started with piracy.
It is illegal to distribute these files. And they accept money, so it makes it even worse: