Platforms13 Oct 2026
Deezer to let users hide fully AI-generated music from search
Deezer will let users switch off fully AI-generated music in search worldwide by end-2026, citing user demand and a flood of daily AI uploads.
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Legal & Policy7 Oct 2026
US Copyright Office opens public inquiry into music streaming fraud and AI-made tracks
Legal & Policy6 Oct 2026
Michael Smith gets 18 months in prison in first criminal case over AI-music streaming fraud
A New York judge jailed the North Carolina man who used bots and masses of AI songs to siphon royalties from streaming services, in what is described as the first criminal streaming-fraud conviction.
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Legal & Policy5 Oct 2026
Sony Music has asked platforms to remove over 260,000 AI fakes of its artists, nearly double the March figure
Sony says its takedown requests for AI tracks imitating its artists passed 260,000 by September, and it is pressing platforms and lawmakers to help it keep up.
Legal & Policy30 Sep 2026
Prosecutors seek at least 46 months in prison for AI streaming fraudster Michael Smith
Federal prosecutors reject Smith's plea for probation, arguing his AI-song and bot-stream scheme harmed real songwriters and needs a real sentence.
