In a situation like that a strike should be retracted after more detail is provided - and if it's not, then you have a conflict between someone who's properly l

In a situation like that a strike should be retracted after more detail is provided - and if it's not, then you have a conflict between someone who's properly licensed music and someone claiming they haven't. Being able to determine whether it's licensed seems like a problem for the musician. Put differently, if the only practical difference between properly licensing and failing to properly license is that you pay extra for doing it right but get no benefit from doing so, then why bother licensing? If the punishment happens either way, might as well save the money and hassle up front. Regardless of that, I'm pretty sure there are a lot of predatory claimants out there who've found a low barrier to entry, enough payout to make the effort worthwhile, and little to no repercussions for fraudulent claims. THAT's the problem that really needs to be addressed.