FBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heistarstechnica.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com sabreW4K3 ( @sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al ) Technology • 13 days ago message-square20fedilinkarrow-up181
arrow-up181external-linkFBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heistarstechnica.com sabreW4K3 ( @sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al ) Technology • 13 days ago message-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-square Michal ( @Michal@programming.dev ) linkfedilink11•13 days agoThe times doesn’t pay you royalties for your book sales, and it doesn’t cost you anything. They also detect if someone is messing with the system and display a dagger symbol if you are found to inflate your numbers.
minus-square Sauerkraut ( @Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de ) linkfedilink10•13 days agoTrue, but if you are a politician and you pay a ghost writer then political groups can bulk purchase your book as a way of laundering bribe money
minus-square NaibofTabr ( @NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ) linkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-213 days ago The times doesn’t pay you royalties for your book sales, and it doesn’t cost you anything. Of course they don’t pay, but getting on the list is fantastic advertising for your book and that pays. They also detect if someone is messing with the system and display a dagger symbol if you are found to inflate your numbers. Jack Rhysider’s research on this indicates otherwise.
minus-square Michal ( @Michal@programming.dev ) linkfedilink2•12 days agoWas this on Darknet Diaries? I must have missed that ep. Sounds interesting.
minus-square NaibofTabr ( @NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•12 days agoYes, it’s the link in my comment above.
The times doesn’t pay you royalties for your book sales, and it doesn’t cost you anything. They also detect if someone is messing with the system and display a dagger symbol if you are found to inflate your numbers.
True, but if you are a politician and you pay a ghost writer then political groups can bulk purchase your book as a way of laundering bribe money
Of course they don’t pay, but getting on the list is fantastic advertising for your book and that pays.
Jack Rhysider’s research on this indicates otherwise.
Was this on Darknet Diaries? I must have missed that ep. Sounds interesting.
Yes, it’s the link in my comment above.