Man indicted for using Bots and AI generated songs earning $10M in royalties

[Kaypain]

I don't see what the problem is

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

I don't see what the problem is

Using the bots to fake streams is probly illegal.. I don’t know about the ai songs

 

[Capitol]

U.S. Attorney Williams stated: “As alleged, Michael Smith used AI-generated songs and fraudulent streams to steal millions in royalties that should have gone to legitimate musicians and songwriters."

Why are they painting it like he was stealing from other artists?

 

[MoshpitMazi]

10 mill over 8 years and freedom >> 10 mil over a few months and a jail sentence

 

[Kaypain]

Using the bots to fake streams is probly illegal.. I don’t know about the ai songs

Companies been doing it. This nikka just got too greedy and got caught

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

U.S. Attorney Williams stated: “As alleged, Michael Smith used AI-generated songs and fraudulent streams to steal millions in royalties that should have gone to legitimate musicians and songwriters."

Why are they painting it like he was stealing from other artists?

Ai songs steal from
Real songs to generate output.. I guess that what they mean

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

Companies been doing it. This nikka just got too greedy and got caught

Yea I kinda agreee with you.. you can google a website that can do this for you .. there are plenty.. why aren’t they getting sued

 

[⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

I hope his lawyer gives them hell and countersues Spotify for $100 million

 

[Buzzed Lightyear]

Could be an interesting precedent

Using bots for views/streams is common practice these days I wonder how they going to make it stick

Feds make up rules along the way. They pretty much do what they want so if they want him they're gonna make sure they get him.

 

[jensyao]

the spotify piechart breadcrumb royalty model is ass, you can't get paid unless you garner past a certain threshold, which is why spotify itself it making a bunch of AI artists to compete on their own platform to keep more royalties in-house instead of distribute them to real artists, so they are hypocritical at best if these spotify-approved AI artists are getting free exposure on spotify playlists

the question is, will any of the streaming services credit back the people who deserved those royalties if this guy hadn't existed? they will probably sweep this all under the rug in no time, just to not pay out

 

[Metal Face]

someone on YouTube has to do a breakdown vid on this

 

[Harry B]

And industry experts on the coli: all the labels do it, it’s so easy.

Of course they are committing wire fraud for bum ass artists that don’t make them no money