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April 6, 2026
A folk musician became a target for AI fakes and a copyright troll
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TL;DR
- Folk artist Murphy Campbell found AI-generated versions of her songs on Spotify uploaded under her name.
- AI detectors indicated that the generated vocals on the songs were likely AI-produced.
- Campbell had difficulty getting the unauthorized songs removed from streaming platforms.
- Later, videos were uploaded to YouTube through distributor Vydia, leading to copyright claims on Campbell's videos for public domain songs.
- Vydia has since released the claims and banned the user who uploaded the videos, stating that invalid claims are rare.
- Murphy Campbell believes the issues extend beyond these specific incidents, pointing to a larger problem within generative AI, music distribution, and copyright systems.
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