RBG@discuss.tchncs.de to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 months agoFBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heistarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1160arrow-down1external-linkFBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heistarstechnica.comRBG@discuss.tchncs.de to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down3·edit-23 months agoIn agreeing to be paid by music streaming platforms they almost certainly agreed not to do exactly this. Which makes it fraud.
minus-squareradiohead37@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·3 months agoSounds like a breach of contract, which is a civil matter.
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoI think that depends on intent and amount of money involved, but I’m definitely not a lawyer.
minus-squarestrongarm@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIts also cyber crime which is possibly why the FBI need to be involved
In agreeing to be paid by music streaming platforms they almost certainly agreed not to do exactly this. Which makes it fraud.
Sounds like a breach of contract, which is a civil matter.
I think that depends on intent and amount of money involved, but I’m definitely not a lawyer.
Its also cyber crime which is possibly why the FBI need to be involved