Feds say it's the first US criminal case involving artificially inflated music streaming.

I am just impressed by the idea and execution. Just wow. Too bad he took it too far.

  • @[email protected]English
    59•13 days ago

    Definitely an abuse of the system, but I’m struggling to see where criminal law says you can’t make a bunch of fake accounts to listen to garbage music.

    • @[email protected]English
      30•13 days ago

      In agreeing to be paid by music streaming platforms they almost certainly agreed not to do exactly this. Which makes it fraud.

      • @radiohead37English
        16•13 days ago

        Sounds like a breach of contract, which is a civil matter.

        • @[email protected]English
          9•13 days ago

          I think that depends on intent and amount of money involved, but I’m definitely not a lawyer.

          • sunzu2
            2•12 days ago

            Corpos commit cyber crimes against wage slaves daily… Feds don’t do Jack shit about it … I wonder why this would in the land of the Law 🤣

    • @[email protected]English
      24•13 days ago

      Fraud is pretty broad and covers most things that deliberately misrepresent reality to take money from someone else.

    • GammaEnglish
      16•13 days ago

      From justice.gov:

      SMITH, 52, of Cornelius, North Carolina, is charged with wire fraud conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; and money laundering conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

      • @[email protected]English
        7•13 days ago

        This is a ridiculous law, it might as well be called “money fraud”. Justice is a bad joke.