AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoStreaming Fraud: Michael Smith was sentenced to 18 months in prison for using AI-generated songs and thousands of bots to produce fake streams and more than $8 million in royalties. The case is the Justice Department’s first criminal prosecution of AI-assisted streaming fraud. AI Detection: Google has opened its SynthID media checker to the public; the company says it has watermarked 240,000 years’ worth of audio, offering a new way to identify AI-generated tracks. Royalty Fight: The U.S. Copyright Office has launched an inquiry into music-streaming fraud as songwriters seek a minimum royalty rate of $0.003 per stream. Platform Moves: Spotify is expanding audiobooks to more than 180 markets and 120 languages, while AI music company Suno has hired former Ticketmaster executive Michael Chua to lead its live experiences division and oversee Songkick. Market Watch: UK recorded-music growth slowed sharply in the third quarter, with streaming consumption up just 0.4% year over year.
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