One recent case captured national attention: a 74-year-old man representing himself in court submitted a pre-recorded video argument, read not by himself, but by an AI-generated avatar. Reported in The New York Times, the incident quickly spiraled into a lesson in courtroom ethics.

Cover songs are algorithm friendly, but they come with legal traps that can impact your business if not properly handled.

The music industry is facing a crisis, one that directly affects independent entrepreneurs, creative business owners, and anyone trying to grow a sustainable brand through music. While much attention has been focused on Performance Rights Organizations (PROs) like ASCAP and BMI, there is a larger, more urgent issue hiding in plain sight: the unregulated power of music distributors.