Man Sentenced to 18 Months for $8M AI Song Streaming Royalty Fraud

Michael Smith was sentenced to 18 months in prison for using about 10,000 bot accounts to stream AI-generated songs, defrauding streaming platforms of roughly $8 million in royalties.

2026-10-12 ~ 2026-10-12 · 2 related posts

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