Anna's Archive Owes $340 Million, Lost Several Domains, but It's Still Online
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Anna's Archive survived a coordinated attack after earlier facing $340 million in damages and domain losses.
Anna's Archive suffered extended downtime in mid-August, which users attributed to legal pressure, but the site said it was a coordinated attack. Earlier in 2025, the site lost its .org, .se, .pm, and .vg domains after a music industry lawsuit led to a $322 million default judgment, followed by a $19.5 million default judgment from book publishers. The site now operates on .gl, .pk, and .gd domains outside U.S. jurisdiction, highlighting the limits of U.S. court enforcement.
What commenters are saying
Commenters overwhelmingly praised Anna's Archive as a modern Library of Alexandria and a moral good, contrasting it with for-profit AI companies that scrape data without consequence. Several users said the article motivated them to donate. A minority argued the site is no more virtuous than other piracy sites and criticized its paid membership model. One commenter noted the $340 million judgment is uncollectible, quipping that at that scale, it becomes the plaintiffs' problem.