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Streaming Fraud: An Arm's Race

Mike Mokotow Pelczynski

09 Jul 2022
Streaming Fraud: An Arm's Race
Lif Tajler/GI (Billboard)

Billboard's coverage of MusicBiz 2022 panel featuring Streaming Fraud Coalition formed by George White, yours truly & the SoundCloud, Pandora, SiriusXM teams (article linked below).

BILLBOARD LINK: Fraudulent Streaming is on the Rise – But Solutions Exist (Music Biz 2022)

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