News Sep 30, 2026

US prosecutors want man who pocketed $8M using AI songs imprisoned for 4 years, saying he stole from ‘hard-working’ songwriters

Prosecutors have put Smith's emails in front of Judge Koeltl, and say they show a man who knew from the start that his scheme was fraud. Source

Originally published by Music Business Worldwide
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US prosecutors want man who pocketed $8M using AI songs imprisoned for 4 years, saying he stole from ‘hard-working’ songwriters