As Counsel to @MFFAlliance, I give full-throated support to the defense of the integrity of music streaming, and fandom. @mlewan3's recent Billboard column rightly identifies artificial streaming as the most immediate threat to the music industry.

@XolisaDyeshana There was another benefit to the brand from this: “From an efficiency point of view, for one second of an ad you don’t have to pay rights or publishing,” @XolisaDyeshana. “An efficient and fun solution.”. Not true, this requires licensing and its $$$$$.

“It’s a brilliant piece of work,” said Jury President @XolisaDyeshana, chief creative officer, Joe Public, Africa/Middle East. “It is exceptionally creative, it’s insightful, it’s fresh and it harnessed the power of music, which is one of the biggest passion points of consumers.”.

obviously a misstatement of the law, and I'm surprised at how it was presented. In US or Brazilian law, there is no codified duration short enough to avoid licensing. Nor is there any caselaw setting a rule. If they're relying on the de minimis doctrine, they'll be disappointed.

while simultaneously banking on that one second being enough to be recognisable. Or, in the words of the brand, “the minimum fans need to recognise a song… [and] the maximum allowed without paying for music rights”. @midiaresearch.

The Budweiser campaign was a series of one-second ads featuring music from the Beatles to Beyoncé, challenging audiences to guess the track. It avoids the need for licensing (in theory) by not having enough of the original song feature for copyright protection. .

UPDATE - Abstract accepted! Thanks @NUSLclic and mah fren @lexlanham - I’m already looking forward to the snacks.

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Ah that stinks. My first real pro sax Prof Chris Vadala at the Univ of MD was sax player for Chuck Mangione Quarter, featured on Feels So Good and Children of Sanchez. Massive fluglehorn pop hits?! Sound of the time. Mangione was an original.

Six (6) hours ha - sure.

RT @GodLitigation: Opposing counsel just filed a Motion with four em dashes. It also says “in today’s ever-evolving legal landscape” and “l….

Artificial streaming fraud is theft, and it demands immediate, coordinated action. Support this call for clarity and accountability and join us in protecting the integrity of digital music.

These are not edge cases. They are evidence of a growing pattern of digital fraud that violates platform terms, breaches licensing agreements, and in many cases constitutes wire fraud, civil and criminal conspiracy, and criminal copyright infringement.

In Sweden, criminal gangs have reportedly used Spotify to launder money and recruit members by purchasing fake streams for affiliated artists, converting illicit cash into royalties and visibility.

March of last year, in Denmark, a man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for using bots to generate $300,000 in fraudulent royalties, including copyright violations.

Recent cases make this clear:. In Brazil, authorities uncovered a scheme involving 28 million fake streams, fake artist profiles, and AI-generated music, resulting in arrests and asset seizures exceeding $400,000.

AI is a real concern. Cases like the Anthropic class action may reshape the legal landscape and change behavior, but AI's direct negative impact is still somewhat abstracted. Artificial streaming is happening now, and it’s prodigious, organized, criminal, and global.

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