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US man jailed for bot-farming music streams
Original: US man given prison sentence for bot-farming music streams
A man in the United States has been given a prison sentence for using bots to artificially inflate music streaming counts, in what is being described as a landmark case of streaming fraud. The sentencing highlights growing legal consequences for manipulating streaming platforms, with observers debating what it means for royalties and the wider music industry.
Why now: Streaming fraud has become a hot topic as artificial stream manipulation costs the music industry royalties and courts begin handing out real penalties.
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- US man given prison sentence for bot-farming music streams · cdrnsf · 189
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