rmoretti49
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A lengthy article was published in the Sunday Business section of today's (January 14, 2024) New York Times. The title is "Their Songs Were Hijacked by Phantom Artists," and was written by David Segal.
This article details the real-life experience of a contemporary folk duo who had many of their songs on a recent album hijacked and attributed to other artists. It describes how Spotify interfaces with music distibutors who deceive the platform in order to generate money for themselves, while simultaneously blocking the real artists from even claiming their songs are actually their own.
The article is particularly horrifying, in that correcting the fraud is very difficult, if not impossible. The members of the folk duo (they call themselves "Bad Dog") are both highly knowledgeable and experienced in internet fraud, as in their day jobs they are lawyers (one a professor of law) specializing in internet security and fraud.
If you post your songs on internet platforms, I believe this is a MUST read.
Here is the URL: Their Songs Were Stolen by Phantom Artists. They Couldn’t Get Them Back.
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This article details the real-life experience of a contemporary folk duo who had many of their songs on a recent album hijacked and attributed to other artists. It describes how Spotify interfaces with music distibutors who deceive the platform in order to generate money for themselves, while simultaneously blocking the real artists from even claiming their songs are actually their own.
The article is particularly horrifying, in that correcting the fraud is very difficult, if not impossible. The members of the folk duo (they call themselves "Bad Dog") are both highly knowledgeable and experienced in internet fraud, as in their day jobs they are lawyers (one a professor of law) specializing in internet security and fraud.
If you post your songs on internet platforms, I believe this is a MUST read.
Here is the URL: Their Songs Were Stolen by Phantom Artists. They Couldn’t Get Them Back.
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