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There's tons of precedent for click fraud on traditional ad networks being classed as criminal wire fraud, with multi-year prison sentences getting handed out f
by jsheard 2y ago
There's tons of precedent for click fraud on traditional ad networks being classed as criminal wire fraud, with multi-year prison sentences getting handed out for it, and faking music streams to get a bigger cut of Spotify's ad revenue is just click fraud with extra steps.
- evrydayhustling 2y agoNot a lawyer but while the streaming seems to be fraudulent, it's less obvious from the evidence presented that the generation itself was. Does anyone believe this sets a precedent for generated content in specific? Ed: oops I see the charges have specific quotes about intent to evade detection
- Animats 2y agoA hypothetical: what if you actually play out the music? Suppose you offer a car app which does something useful. In addition, when the car is not in use, it quietly plays background music inside the car. The music is audible if someone is inside the car, but is not loud enough to be audible outside the car. Now use this to play content for which you get royalties.