Originally reported bytheverge
Michael Smith, who entered a guilty plea earlier this year, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution exceeding $8 million. According to the Department of Justice, this financial penalty covers the royalties Smith illicitly earned by utilizing automated bots to stream hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs between 2017 and 2024.
#AI News#Music Streaming#AI Fraud#Royalties#Sentencing
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