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Activist Collective Asserts to Have Extracted Millions of Audio Files from Spotify
An activist organization has stated to have harvested millions of tracks from the popular streaming service and is getting ready to publish them publicly.
Possible Impetus for Artificial Intelligence Training
Observers said the seeming leak could boost artificial intelligence firms searching for material to train their technology.
An entity called Annaâs Archive reported it had scraped 86 million music files from Spotify and 256 million entries of associated data such as artist and album names. Spotify, which carries more than 100 million songs, stated that the leak did not represent its full catalog.
âWe have identified and deactivated the nefarious user accounts that were involved in illegal scraping,â stated a Spotify representative.
The Swedish company, which has more than 700 million subscribers worldwide, added that an investigation into unauthorized access found a third party collected public metadata and employed illicit methods to circumvent DRM protections.
Archive's Declared Goal and Worries
The streaming service does not think the audio acquired by Annaâs Archive has been released yet. Annaâs Archive, which is known for providing links to copyright-infringing books, wrote in a blog it wanted to create a âhistorical repositoryâ for music.
They claimed the music files represented 99.6% of all music listened to by its listeners and would be shared via âpeer-to-peer networksâ, a means of sharing large data files online.
âOf course the service doesnât have all the music in the world, but itâs a great beginning,â said Annaâs Archive, which frames its mission as âsafeguarding humanityâs knowledge and cultureâ.
AI Training and Copyright Battleground
A composer and campaigner for protecting artistsâ rights, remarked the leaked music would probably be utilized for training AI models.
âEducating models on pirated material is sadly widespread in the tech sector, so this stolen music is almost certain to end up instructing AI models,â he stated.
The Annaâs Archive site alludes to LibGen, a vast online repository of pirated books that has reportedly been leveraged by the parent company of Facebook to train its AI models.
The co-founder of an AI startup wrote on LinkedIn that members of the public could in theory âbuild their own personal free version of Spotifyâ. The executive said it could also enable technology firms to âeducate models on contemporary music at scaleâ.
Intellectual property law has become a battleground between artists, authors and creatives on one side and AI companies on the other.
Policy Considerations and Reactions
In the UK, artists and writers have raised concerns against a ministerial suggestion to let AI companies use copyright-protected work without consent unless the rights holder signals. Almost every respondent to a government consultation on the proposal has backed artistsâ concerns.
A government minister for technology, research and development informed parliament this month there was âno clear consensusâ on the issue, noting that ministers would âtake the time to get this correctâ. The government has pledged to make policy proposals on AI and copyright by next year.
Brenda Garcia
A tech enthusiast and digital strategist with over a decade of experience in web development and online marketing.
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