Smith sentenced to 18 months for AI song streaming fraud
What happened
According to an October 8 report, Smith used 10,000 bots and AI songs to commit streaming fraud, racking up more plays than Taylor Swift. The US Department of Justice said he took from streaming services' shared royalty pool, cutting the royalties real artists received. The defense asked for probation instead of prison; the DOJ said Smith kept using deceptive tactics and lied to police, and argued a prison term would deter others. Smith was sentenced to 18 months in prison and must forfeit $8,091,843.64.
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- Ars Technica · AIFraudster jailed for using 10K bots and AI songs to outstream Taylor Swift
Smith因使用10K机器人和AI歌曲进行流媒体播放欺诈，被判18个月监禁，并须上缴$8,091,843.64。美国司法部指出，他侵占流媒体服务的共享版税池，减少了真实艺人的版税收入。辩方请求以缓刑替代监禁，司法部则以其持续采取欺骗手段并向警方撒谎为由，主张通过刑罚形成威慑。
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