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FBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heist (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am just impressed by the idea and execution. Just wow. Too bad he took it too far.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

From justice.gov:

SMITH, 52, of Cornelius, North Carolina, is charged with wire fraud conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; and money laundering conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is a ridiculous law, it might as well be called "money fraud". Justice is a bad joke.