The crime isn’t in publishing AI music. The crime was that he setup fake listeners streaming his songs so he could get royalties and inflate popularity. Initially he published his own songs, but to scale up and avoid detection he started creating music at scale - That’s where AI Comes in.
Smith’s scheme, which prosecutors say ran for seven years, involved creating thousands of fake streaming accounts using purchased email addresses. He developed software to play his AI-generated music on repeat from various computers, mimicking individual listeners from different locations. In an industry where success is measured by digital listens, Smith’s fabricated catalog reportedly managed to rack up billions of streams.
This is basically the same way you get on the NYT bestseller list - buy your own books.
The times doesn’t pay you royalties for your book sales, and it doesn’t cost you anything. They also detect if someone is messing with the system and display a dagger symbol if you are found to inflate your numbers.
True, but if you are a politician and you pay a ghost writer then political groups can bulk purchase your book as a way of laundering bribe money
The times doesn’t pay you royalties for your book sales, and it doesn’t cost you anything.
Of course they don’t pay, but getting on the list is fantastic advertising for your book and that pays.
They also detect if someone is messing with the system and display a dagger symbol if you are found to inflate your numbers.
Jack Rhysider’s research on this indicates otherwise.
Was this on Darknet Diaries? I must have missed that ep. Sounds interesting.
Yes, it’s the link in my comment above.
I don’t see the crime. Man games system. Man makes money. No crime.
yes, calling it a heist specifically is extremely colourful in the wrong way
It does help set a good precedent. When companies try to do the same thing, further hurting smaller artists, we can point to this case
But corporations rarely get punished. So, I see a small fry taking advantage of a loophole to make money.
Granted, this person really should have quit before they got noticed. You get caught when you get greedy.
