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North Carolina Musician Accused of $10M Streaming Fraud With AI-Generated Songs
In an AI music streaming fraud case, the Feds have accused a man of a $10M song scam with co-conspirators including an AI company and a promoter.
The indictment alleges that Smith knew he was in the wrong and used a number of methods to “conceal his fraudulent scheme,” ranging from fictitious email names and VPNs to instructing his co-conspirators to be “undetectable” in their efforts. Christie M. Curtis, FBI acting assistant director, said of the indictment, “The defendant’s alleged scheme played upon the integrity of the music industry by a concerted attempt to circumvent the streaming platforms’ policies. Kris Ahrend, CEO of the MLC, added, “Today’s DOJ indictment shines a light on the serious problem of streaming fraud for the music industry.
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