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Danish man on trial over alleged £500k music streaming fraud

Aarhus court hears he may have profited from artificially generated playbacks, in case thought to be first of its kind

The defendant’s lawyer, Henrik Garlik, told the Danish broadcaster DR: “I don’t think that such a case – regarding matters which the prosecution believes to be data fraud in connection with playbacks of musical works via various tendering services – has ever been tried in court. Citing the indictment, Ditte Rie Agerskov, the head of communication, said the defendant’s actions led to him “unjustly receiving royalties” on a scale “only achieved by major international stars”. She added: “Criminals see a market in generating artificial plays that mimic organic listening patterns, in order to access royalties from music streaming services.

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