Michael Smith allegedly uploaded hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs to streaming services, using bots to play them billions of times, resulting in over $10 million in royalties.
Prosecutors claim Michael Smith orchestrated a scheme involving bots to artificially inflate music streaming numbers, marking the first criminal case of its kind in New York.
Smith allegedly began by uploading his own music to streaming platforms but shifted to using AI-generated music in 2018 to generate more royalties.
The indictment states that Smith lied to streaming services by providing false accounts and agreed to rules prohibiting streaming manipulation, all while orchestrating his fraudulent scheme.
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