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AI Music Fraudster Sentenced Over $8 Million Royalty Scam
Original: Billboard: AI Music Streaming Fraudster Sentenced to 1.5 Years in Prison for $8M Royalties Scam. “Michael Smith, 54, ple
Michael Smith, 54, has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison after pleading guilty in March to a streaming fraud scheme. He used AI to generate thousands of songs, then streamed them billions of times using bots, earning more than $8 million in royalties from music platforms. The case highlights growing concerns about AI-generated content and automated streams being used to game royalty systems.
Why now: The sentencing raises fresh concerns about how AI and bots can exploit streaming platforms' royalty systems at scale.
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- Billboard: AI Music Streaming Fraudster Sentenced to 1.5 Years in Prison for $8M Royalties Scam. “Michael Smith, 54, pleaded guilty in March to using AI to generate thousands of songs and then streaming them billions of times with bots, generating more than $8 million in… · researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com · 2
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