The case is a landmark development in the still-developing music streaming market, with the U.S. An attorney for Smith declined to comment.

He allegedly bought family plan accounts as a cheaper way to get his bots signed up.

(Smith was not immediately reachable for comment.)

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Over the years, the AI songs were getting higher quality and harder to detect, the indictment said.

This is absolutely wrong and crazy, how can I appeal this, he wrote.