Spotify Says Piracy Activists Hacked Its Music Catalogue - Barron's

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Spotify Accounts Disabled After Piracy Activist Hack Spotify announced that it has shut down accounts associated with a piracy activist group that claimed to have copied millions of music files from its platform. The group stated they had 'backed up' the files, prompting Spotify to take action against the accounts involved. 4 sources 31