US man sentenced to 18 months for AI-driven music streaming fraud worth $8 million
Original title (Chinese)
美国一男子因利用 AI 骗取音乐版权收入被判 18 个月监禁并罚没 800 万美元
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Michael Smith of North Carolina was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $8 million after using AI to generate hundreds of thousands of songs.
Between 2017 and 2024, he uploaded the tracks to streaming platforms through thousands of fake accounts and inflated their plays with a large network of bot accounts.
The scheme diverted royalties from genuine songwriters and performers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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