Spotify Seeks $300M From Anna's Archive, Which Ignores All Court Proceedings
Spotify and a coalition of major record labels have filed for a $322 million default judgment against Anna’s Archive, accusing the shadow library of scraping millions of music files from Spotify’s platform. The lawsuit also seeks a permanent injunction to force domain registrars and hosting providers to cut off the site’s online access. Anna’s Archive, which has already moved to new domains after a prior injunction, says it will temporarily suspend Spotify torrents while bolstering its resilience. Plaintiffs argue that statutory damages could total billions, highlighting the growing clash between copyright owners and decentralized file‑sharing services.
National Academies of Sciences Says No to Demands It Remove Climate Info
The National Academies of Sciences (NAS) refused to delete the climate‑change chapter from its Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, despite a coordinated demand from a coalition of red‑state attorneys general. The Federal Judicial Center had already removed the chapter from...
OpenAI’s Own Mental Health Experts Unanimously Opposed “Naughty” ChatGPT Launch
OpenAI’s internal well‑being council, created after a ChatGPT‑linked suicide, has unanimously warned that the upcoming “adult mode” could foster unhealthy emotional dependence and expose minors to sexualized content. Experts cited a potential “sexy suicide coach” scenario, a flawed age‑verification system...