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🎉 Ah, #Gnutella, the ancient relic of decentralized tech that nobody asked for but everyone used to hoard pirated music 🎶. Rick Carlino waxes poetic about a protocol that peaked before most of its users understood what "peer-to-peer" meant, much like explaining rotary phones to TikTok influencers 📞➡️📱.
https://rickcarlino.com/notes/p2p/gnutella-explanation.html #DecentralizedTech #PeerToPeer #MusicPiracy #TechHistory #HackerNews #ngated

Gnutella Explanation

ResearchBuzz: Firehose May 15

Ars Technica: Sony’s failed war against Internet piracy may doom other copyright lawsuits. “Sony and other major record labels recently suffered a thorough defeat at the Supreme Court in their attempt to make Internet service providers pay huge financial penalties for their customers’ copyright infringement. Sony’s loss is certain to have wide-ranging effects on copyright lawsuits, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/15/ars-technica-sonys-failed-war-against-internet-piracy-may-doom-other-copyright-lawsuits/

Ars Technica: Sony’s failed war against Internet piracy may doom other copyright lawsuits

Ars Technica: Sony’s failed war against Internet piracy may doom other copyright lawsuits. “Sony and other major record labels recently suffered a thorough defeat at the Supreme Court in thei…

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ResearchBuzz: Firehose Apr 16

TorrentFreak: Anna’s Archive Loses $322 Million Spotify Piracy Case Without a Fight. “Spotify and several major record labels, including UMG, Sony, and Warner, secured a $322 million default judgment against the unknown operators of Anna’s Archive. The shadow library failed to appear in court and briefly released millions of tracks that were scraped from Spotify via BitTorrent.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/16/torrentfreak-annas-archive-loses-322-million-spotify-piracy-case-without-a-fight/

TorrentFreak: Anna’s Archive Loses $322 Million Spotify Piracy Case Without a Fight

TorrentFreak: Anna’s Archive Loses $322 Million Spotify Piracy Case Without a Fight. “Spotify and several major record labels, including UMG, Sony, and Warner, secured a $322 million default …

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

TorrentFreak RSS Apr 6

Music Publishers Ask Court to Dismiss X’s ‘Weaponized DMCA’ Antitrust Suit

https://torrentfreak.com/music-publishers-ask-court-to-dismiss-xs-weaponized-dmca-antitrust-suit/

#musicpiracy #twitter #Piracy #nmpa #X

Music Publishers Ask Court to Dismiss X's 'Weaponized DMCA' Antitrust Suit * TorrentFreak

Major music publishers are asking a federal court to throw out X's antitrust lawsuit, calling it a baseless attempt at retaliation.

ResearchBuzz: Firehose Mar 27

TorrentFreak: Spotify and Labels Seek $322 Million Default Judgment Against Anna’s Archive. “Spotify and several major record labels, including UMG, Sony, and Warner, seek a $322 million default judgment against the unknown operators of Anna’s Archive. They argue that the shadow library failed to appear in court and ignored the preliminary injunction by releasing millions of tracks that were […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/27/torrentfreak-spotify-and-labels-seek-322-million-default-judgment-against-annas-archive/

TorrentFreak: Spotify and Labels Seek $322 Million Default Judgment Against Anna’s Archive

TorrentFreak: Spotify and Labels Seek $322 Million Default Judgment Against Anna’s Archive. “Spotify and several major record labels, including UMG, Sony, and Warner, seek a $322 million defa…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose