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Spotify Leak Rumour: 256M Songs, But Who Has 300TB Storage?
A massive alleged scrape of Spotify's library by pirate activists has sparked buzz, but downloading 300TB of music data is a logistical nightmare for most.
Pirate group Anna’s Archive claims to have extracted metadata for 256 million tracks and 86 million audio files, totaling around 300TB, as a "preservation archive" shared via torrents.
Key highlights
⦁ The release covers 99.6% of Spotify listens, sorted by popularity, with metadata already out and audio files rolling out in stages—think playlists and extras coming soon.
⦁ Reality check: Grabbing this beast requires insane storage, bandwidth, and hardware; it's not a quick binge like your next Arijit Singh playlist.
⦁ Spotify's probing the breach, blaming third-party scraping of public data plus DRM bypass for audio access—no user accounts hit yet.
⦁ Bigger picture: This challenges streaming giants' control, but raises legal red flags for downloaders amid piracy crackdowns.
⦁ For tech fans, it's a wild reminder of data scale in music—perfect for debating open access vs. artist rights.
Read More: Siasat Daily Article
Spotify Leak Rumour: 256M Songs, But Who Has 300TB Storage?
A massive alleged scrape of Spotify's library by pirate activists has sparked buzz, but downloading 300TB of music data is a logistical nightmare for most.
Pirate group Anna’s Archive claims to have extracted metadata for 256 million tracks and 86 million audio files, totaling around 300TB, as a "preservation archive" shared via torrents.
Key highlights
⦁ The release covers 99.6% of Spotify listens, sorted by popularity, with metadata already out and audio files rolling out in stages—think playlists and extras coming soon.
⦁ Reality check: Grabbing this beast requires insane storage, bandwidth, and hardware; it's not a quick binge like your next Arijit Singh playlist.
⦁ Spotify's probing the breach, blaming third-party scraping of public data plus DRM bypass for audio access—no user accounts hit yet.
⦁ Bigger picture: This challenges streaming giants' control, but raises legal red flags for downloaders amid piracy crackdowns.
⦁ For tech fans, it's a wild reminder of data scale in music—perfect for debating open access vs. artist rights.
Read More: Siasat Daily Article
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Spotify leak rumour: 256M songs, but who has 300TB storage?
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