Prosecutors say automated plays of AI-generated songs fraudulently diverted royalties from human artists—to the tune of $8 million.
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North Carolina musician Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to collecting over $10 million in royalty payments through a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and ...
Mike Smith was indicted in 2024 after using AI and bots to generate and stream thousands of songs, siphoning millions of dollars away from recording artists.