1 00:00:04,874 --> 00:00:06,180 Item number 53. 2 00:00:06,441 --> 00:00:08,660 2001, certified platinum, 3 00:00:08,834 --> 00:00:10,793 "All Night" by Yungwood. 4 00:00:10,967 --> 00:00:11,881 Do I hear 10,000? 5 00:00:12,142 --> 00:00:13,796 This is a slave auction. 6 00:00:13,970 --> 00:00:16,494 You onliners are bidding at a slave auction block. 7 00:00:16,668 --> 00:00:18,975 Let me get this, playboy. Thank you very much. 8 00:00:19,149 --> 00:00:20,759 Good morning, America. 9 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:23,545 My name is Yungwood and this my platinum record 10 00:00:23,719 --> 00:00:26,243 being auctioned off for one reason: 11 00:00:26,417 --> 00:00:27,636 AI slop. 12 00:00:27,897 --> 00:00:28,506 Check this out-- this is the best part. 13 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:29,768 [loud banging] 14 00:00:29,942 --> 00:00:31,596 My guy. Oh, my God, my guy. 15 00:00:31,770 --> 00:00:33,903 The noise? Can you stop it? 16 00:00:34,077 --> 00:00:35,905 Like right now? 17 00:00:36,166 --> 00:00:37,385 Thank you. 18 00:00:38,212 --> 00:00:40,692 Yes, y'all. The new slave masters 19 00:00:40,866 --> 00:00:43,869 of the music industry is A-friggin'-I. 20 00:00:44,044 --> 00:00:47,090 And the AI overseers at Gold Artist Studio-- GAS-- 21 00:00:47,264 --> 00:00:49,571 have been ripping my ass off and sucking up my cash. 22 00:00:49,745 --> 00:00:51,138 Now, I know y'all need a pic 23 00:00:51,442 --> 00:00:52,878 since y'all don't read or think anymore. 24 00:00:53,053 --> 00:00:54,402 So... 25 00:00:54,576 --> 00:00:56,230 this gonna be the visual right here. 26 00:00:56,404 --> 00:00:58,145 Yo, hold on, now. Hold on, playboy. 27 00:00:58,319 --> 00:00:59,668 Look, fight the power! 28 00:00:59,842 --> 00:01:01,061 - Fight the slop! - Fight the slop! 29 00:01:01,235 --> 00:01:02,584 And that's what I need you for, Mike. 30 00:01:02,758 --> 00:01:03,889 Fight the friggin' slop, bro. 31 00:01:04,151 --> 00:01:05,891 Fight... how? 32 00:01:06,066 --> 00:01:07,980 Sue they ass. Sue GAS. 33 00:01:08,155 --> 00:01:09,504 Sue them for copyright infringement. 34 00:01:09,678 --> 00:01:13,551 Why did you come to us, Mister... W-Wood-- 35 00:01:13,725 --> 00:01:15,118 Yungw-wood, I mean? 36 00:01:15,379 --> 00:01:18,078 You have a lawyer. Ry Vance. 37 00:01:18,252 --> 00:01:19,818 YUNGWOOD: Forget that dude, man. He a bloodsucker. 38 00:01:19,992 --> 00:01:22,473 Took my retainer and as soon as he got any pushback, 39 00:01:22,647 --> 00:01:24,388 he ghosted me like a side piece. 40 00:01:24,562 --> 00:01:26,042 - So he suggested us? - YUNGWOOD: Yeah. 41 00:01:26,216 --> 00:01:27,652 Said lost causes don't scare you. 42 00:01:27,870 --> 00:01:30,351 That you're my kind of people. Brave. Warriors. 43 00:01:30,525 --> 00:01:31,613 OLIVIA: How kind of him. 44 00:01:31,917 --> 00:01:33,136 MICHAEL: Where are you in the case? 45 00:01:33,310 --> 00:01:33,963 YUNGWOOD: Oh, we got a court date 46 00:01:34,137 --> 00:01:35,312 coming up in a month. 47 00:01:35,486 --> 00:01:36,748 Ry found out who the opposing lawyer was, 48 00:01:36,922 --> 00:01:38,446 and that's why he chickened out. 49 00:01:38,707 --> 00:01:39,969 Who's the opposing lawyer? 50 00:01:40,970 --> 00:01:42,363 Bayard Diamond. 51 00:01:43,320 --> 00:01:44,756 Your dad. 52 00:01:45,148 --> 00:01:46,845 - Yep. - YUNGWOOD: Ry said that was a selling point. 53 00:01:47,019 --> 00:01:49,065 If anyone was to go after the father, 54 00:01:49,239 --> 00:01:50,414 it was you. 55 00:01:50,675 --> 00:01:51,937 Very Shakespearean stuff right there. 56 00:01:52,112 --> 00:01:54,026 You can start working again, guys. 57 00:01:54,288 --> 00:01:55,724 Okay, look, they ripped off 35 tracks. 58 00:01:56,028 --> 00:01:57,987 They're working their way through my whole catalog, bro. 59 00:01:58,161 --> 00:01:59,641 - [hammering, drilling continues] - I want my day in court. 60 00:01:59,902 --> 00:02:01,947 OLIVIA: The challenge is, with these suits, 61 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:03,384 they take years. 62 00:02:03,558 --> 00:02:05,037 And a company like GAS 63 00:02:05,212 --> 00:02:07,562 will drag its feet and wear down your resolve. 64 00:02:07,736 --> 00:02:10,434 My resolve is intact. It ain't going nowhere. Ubuntu. 65 00:02:11,392 --> 00:02:13,655 But your-your time and your money are. 66 00:02:13,829 --> 00:02:15,352 We're a small firm 67 00:02:15,526 --> 00:02:17,137 without the infrastructure 68 00:02:17,398 --> 00:02:18,921 for a long fight. 69 00:02:20,444 --> 00:02:22,142 Michael. 70 00:02:24,796 --> 00:02:27,364 This is stupid. 71 00:02:27,538 --> 00:02:29,366 YUNGWOOD: Okay, give my man some room. 72 00:02:29,540 --> 00:02:33,544 I can feel the heat from his brain from here. 73 00:02:33,805 --> 00:02:36,112 Like a chocolate crystal ball. 74 00:02:36,286 --> 00:02:38,288 - [laughs] Look, - Okay. 75 00:02:38,462 --> 00:02:41,248 a long battle doesn't make sense. 76 00:02:41,422 --> 00:02:43,293 But if you can narrow the focus 77 00:02:43,467 --> 00:02:44,816 to just one song, 78 00:02:44,990 --> 00:02:46,209 sue for an emergency injunction 79 00:02:46,514 --> 00:02:48,037 to get the track taken down from Spotify. 80 00:02:48,211 --> 00:02:49,821 Oh, it's not-it's not Spotify. 81 00:02:49,995 --> 00:02:51,301 It's the other site, Noisement. 82 00:02:51,649 --> 00:02:54,086 Get it taken down and you might have leverage 83 00:02:54,261 --> 00:02:56,045 - for a settlement. - YUNGWOOD: Yeah. 84 00:02:56,219 --> 00:02:57,568 A quick strike-- I love it. 85 00:02:57,829 --> 00:02:59,831 [singsong]: Warriors. 86 00:03:00,092 --> 00:03:02,399 Come out and play! 87 00:03:02,573 --> 00:03:03,966 Hey, which one of your songs was 88 00:03:04,184 --> 00:03:05,968 - the most hurt by an AI copy? - "Booty Bass." 89 00:03:06,142 --> 00:03:07,883 - Oh. Man, that's my favorite. - NATALIA: Michael, 90 00:03:08,057 --> 00:03:09,798 why don't we have a chat in my office real quick? 91 00:03:09,972 --> 00:03:11,365 YUNGWOOD: Look, GAS just took "Booty Bass" 92 00:03:11,626 --> 00:03:13,280 and did an AI copy, "Bass Booty." 93 00:03:13,454 --> 00:03:15,020 - What? That's crazy. - Crazy, right? 94 00:03:15,195 --> 00:03:16,935 And that's that warrior fire I'm talking about. 95 00:03:17,109 --> 00:03:19,111 "Bass Booty" has ten million streams, bro. 96 00:03:19,286 --> 00:03:21,636 It has taken away from my fan base. 97 00:03:21,810 --> 00:03:23,377 Yes, if you just excuse us for one second. 98 00:03:23,638 --> 00:03:24,769 Michael, come on. 99 00:03:25,030 --> 00:03:27,119 No crusades. We said that. 100 00:03:27,381 --> 00:03:28,643 - Olivia? - Michael, we agreed... 101 00:03:28,817 --> 00:03:30,949 No, we said we'd give each other four days 102 00:03:31,123 --> 00:03:33,300 to come up with a strategy, and then we'd talk about it. 103 00:03:33,474 --> 00:03:34,692 Well, then we need a new agreement. 104 00:03:34,953 --> 00:03:36,694 We should vote because we need money. 105 00:03:36,868 --> 00:03:38,435 - You've got money. - NATALIA: No. 106 00:03:38,609 --> 00:03:39,828 I have some money, 107 00:03:40,045 --> 00:03:41,830 and a law firm is not a charity case. 108 00:03:42,004 --> 00:03:43,962 - Look, we get GAS as a defendant-- - [power saw whirring] 109 00:03:44,702 --> 00:03:45,877 - Hey! - [claps] 110 00:03:46,051 --> 00:03:48,140 Can we get a minute here? 111 00:03:48,967 --> 00:03:50,882 Gold Artist Studios just went public. 112 00:03:51,056 --> 00:03:53,276 They'd pay us off to avoid any PR mess. 113 00:03:53,450 --> 00:03:55,060 But that's not why you're doing this. 114 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:56,671 MICHAEL: What are you talking about? 115 00:03:56,888 --> 00:03:58,194 This is about your dad, about beating your dad. 116 00:03:58,368 --> 00:03:59,239 No. 117 00:03:59,413 --> 00:04:00,892 - Yes. - Michael, 118 00:04:01,066 --> 00:04:02,067 I saw the way your eyes 119 00:04:02,242 --> 00:04:03,634 lit up when he said his name. 120 00:04:03,939 --> 00:04:06,985 Olivia, was the WorkSource case about your friend? 121 00:04:07,159 --> 00:04:08,465 Celeste? Yes. 122 00:04:08,639 --> 00:04:10,946 But she made $1.4 million from that. 123 00:04:11,207 --> 00:04:12,904 And I'll do the same here. 124 00:04:13,078 --> 00:04:15,733 Four days, right? That's how much leash you had. 125 00:04:15,994 --> 00:04:17,257 Give me that. 126 00:04:17,518 --> 00:04:18,780 If I can't get this emergency injunction going, 127 00:04:18,954 --> 00:04:20,347 I'll pull out. 128 00:04:23,393 --> 00:04:25,439 Okay. Okay. 129 00:04:25,700 --> 00:04:27,136 Fine, but we supervise. 130 00:04:27,310 --> 00:04:28,964 We'll act as second chairs in court. 131 00:04:29,138 --> 00:04:30,357 Fine. 132 00:04:31,314 --> 00:04:32,533 Wait. 133 00:04:32,837 --> 00:04:35,492 What's that mean, you have "some money"? 134 00:04:35,666 --> 00:04:37,233 From my prenup. I get an allowance. 135 00:04:37,407 --> 00:04:38,887 I'm not made of money. 136 00:04:40,454 --> 00:04:41,933 Did you know that? 137 00:04:42,194 --> 00:04:43,544 I don't know. 138 00:04:43,718 --> 00:04:45,415 I think she has money when she wants to 139 00:04:45,589 --> 00:04:47,417 and she's broke when she doesn't. 140 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:51,421 In America, every day, you got to maintain your brand. 141 00:04:51,595 --> 00:04:53,031 So we're here to put boot to ass 142 00:04:53,293 --> 00:04:54,381 because we are tired of their politics 143 00:04:54,555 --> 00:04:56,208 - and the tricks that they play-- - Hey. 144 00:04:56,383 --> 00:04:57,688 You-you brought a film crew here? 145 00:04:57,949 --> 00:04:59,386 Here, there, everywhere, Mike. 146 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,040 So, are you my new lawyers or what? 147 00:05:02,214 --> 00:05:03,564 Not on camera. 148 00:05:03,781 --> 00:05:04,608 I mean, this is how we bring awareness. 149 00:05:04,782 --> 00:05:05,479 MICHAEL: Yungwood. 150 00:05:05,653 --> 00:05:06,610 [phone vibrating] 151 00:05:06,784 --> 00:05:07,872 MICHAEL: This ruins 152 00:05:08,046 --> 00:05:09,352 attorney-client privilege. 153 00:05:09,613 --> 00:05:10,527 Then I waive that right. 154 00:05:11,485 --> 00:05:13,487 Remember what happened when Diddy filmed his legal meetings 155 00:05:13,661 --> 00:05:14,923 before his trial? 156 00:05:15,097 --> 00:05:16,403 Oh. 157 00:05:16,707 --> 00:05:18,230 You're right. You're-you're right. Ubuntu. 158 00:05:18,405 --> 00:05:19,667 - Ubuntu. - [laughs] 159 00:05:19,928 --> 00:05:20,624 [laughs] 160 00:05:20,798 --> 00:05:22,626 Please excuse me. 161 00:05:23,497 --> 00:05:25,237 So, we're filing for an emergency injunction. 162 00:05:25,412 --> 00:05:28,110 Yeah. My man with the plan. 163 00:05:28,284 --> 00:05:30,373 This is Josh Frank with One Coast Bank 164 00:05:30,634 --> 00:05:31,983 and this conversation is being recorded. 165 00:05:32,157 --> 00:05:33,158 Is this Olivia Siffre? 166 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:34,551 - It is. - Ms. Siffre, 167 00:05:34,725 --> 00:05:36,510 we have you listed as a cosigner 168 00:05:36,684 --> 00:05:39,251 on a business account for New Calvary Books. 169 00:05:39,513 --> 00:05:40,992 - Is that correct? - My parents' company? Yes. 170 00:05:41,166 --> 00:05:42,994 We received a fraud alert for that account. 171 00:05:43,168 --> 00:05:45,606 Did you try to access it from a device in Kraków? 172 00:05:45,867 --> 00:05:48,391 No. Di-Did this person in Kraków get anything? 173 00:05:48,652 --> 00:05:50,306 No, ma'am. We halted the transaction. 174 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:51,786 Thank heavens. 175 00:05:52,221 --> 00:05:53,135 We'll lock this account, start the process 176 00:05:53,309 --> 00:05:54,266 of changing all of its numbers. 177 00:05:54,441 --> 00:05:55,790 In the meantime, I suggest 178 00:05:56,007 --> 00:05:57,661 you file a police report immediately. 179 00:05:57,835 --> 00:06:00,925 Thank you very much. We'll get on it. 180 00:06:02,187 --> 00:06:03,058 Idiot. 181 00:06:03,232 --> 00:06:04,364 You okay? 182 00:06:04,538 --> 00:06:05,887 It depends. 183 00:06:06,148 --> 00:06:09,064 Will you ask Michael to defend me if I kill somebody? 184 00:06:09,238 --> 00:06:11,153 Sure. Can you afford him? 185 00:06:11,458 --> 00:06:13,068 JACOB: I'm away from my phone. Please leave a message 186 00:06:13,242 --> 00:06:15,157 and I'll call you right back. God bless. 187 00:06:15,331 --> 00:06:18,943 Jacob, I know you're still not answering my calls, 188 00:06:19,204 --> 00:06:21,468 but this is about Mom and Dad. 189 00:06:21,642 --> 00:06:24,688 Your scammer tried to access their account. 190 00:06:24,862 --> 00:06:28,170 So... call me, this is big. 191 00:06:28,344 --> 00:06:30,390 Yeah, killing a brother? 192 00:06:30,564 --> 00:06:32,174 Jury would be fine with it. 193 00:06:32,348 --> 00:06:33,349 Mm-hmm. 194 00:06:33,610 --> 00:06:35,177 ♪ Dis dat booty bass ♪ 195 00:06:35,525 --> 00:06:37,353 ♪ For all the booty hate, kiss it where ♪ 196 00:06:37,614 --> 00:06:38,746 ♪ The sun don't shine, now how that booty taste? ♪ 197 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,487 ♪ Booty bass, take me home ♪ 198 00:06:40,661 --> 00:06:43,533 ♪ Gonna ride it all night long.♪ 199 00:06:46,884 --> 00:06:48,364 [man grunting rhythmically] 200 00:06:48,538 --> 00:06:49,321 [laughs] 201 00:06:49,670 --> 00:06:51,585 ♪ Hold up, wait ♪ 202 00:06:51,759 --> 00:06:53,282 ♪ Where the bass at? ♪ 203 00:06:53,456 --> 00:06:55,023 ♪ Bring the bass back ♪ 204 00:06:55,197 --> 00:06:57,155 ♪ We're gonna make it shake, hey ♪ 205 00:06:57,329 --> 00:06:59,288 ♪ Bass booty got me gone ♪ 206 00:06:59,549 --> 00:07:01,464 ♪ Gonna ride it all night long ♪ 207 00:07:01,638 --> 00:07:02,987 ♪ It's the bass booty ♪ 208 00:07:03,248 --> 00:07:04,336 ♪ Low and loud-- ♪ 209 00:07:05,294 --> 00:07:06,730 ♪ Leave my queen of the stone age ♪ 210 00:07:06,904 --> 00:07:08,123 ♪ Building castles of stone ♪ 211 00:07:08,384 --> 00:07:09,951 ♪ Booty bass, take me home ♪ 212 00:07:10,125 --> 00:07:12,649 ♪ Gonna ride it all night long ♪ 213 00:07:12,823 --> 00:07:14,172 ♪ It's the booty bass ♪ 214 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:15,522 ♪ All night long ♪ 215 00:07:15,696 --> 00:07:17,741 ♪ That's right, now, now, whoo ♪ 216 00:07:17,915 --> 00:07:20,265 ♪ Booty bass, dropping low ♪ 217 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,574 ♪ Let the whole club feel the flow, mama ♪ 218 00:07:24,748 --> 00:07:28,360 ♪ Yeah, that's that booty bass.♪ 219 00:07:28,535 --> 00:07:29,884 JUDGE: Good morning. 220 00:07:30,058 --> 00:07:32,234 This appears to be an emergency injunction 221 00:07:32,408 --> 00:07:35,411 against Gold Artist Studios by Yungwood. 222 00:07:35,585 --> 00:07:37,239 - Is that correct, counselor? - Uh, yes, Your Honor. 223 00:07:37,413 --> 00:07:38,762 - Michael Price. - JUDGE: And representing 224 00:07:38,936 --> 00:07:40,808 Gold Artist is? 225 00:07:40,982 --> 00:07:43,637 Terry Crosby for the defense. 226 00:07:44,899 --> 00:07:46,509 [whispers]: Did your dad chicken out? 227 00:07:46,770 --> 00:07:49,033 No. This is what he does. 228 00:07:49,207 --> 00:07:51,079 JUDGE: No Bayard Diamond today, Mr. Crosby? 229 00:07:51,253 --> 00:07:52,428 [doors open] 230 00:07:52,689 --> 00:07:54,778 Your Honor, my deepest apologies. 231 00:07:54,952 --> 00:07:56,519 This hastily, rushed-together 232 00:07:56,780 --> 00:07:57,999 emergency injunction 233 00:07:58,260 --> 00:07:59,914 was sent to my office at the very last minute, 234 00:08:00,088 --> 00:08:02,046 and then I was surprised to see 235 00:08:02,220 --> 00:08:04,222 that my son was behind it. 236 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:06,137 I debated whether to even take the bait 237 00:08:06,398 --> 00:08:07,835 - and hand it to someone else-- - I don't need the dissertation, 238 00:08:08,009 --> 00:08:09,793 Mr. Diamond. Just please sit down. 239 00:08:09,967 --> 00:08:11,447 Of course, Your Honor. 240 00:08:11,621 --> 00:08:12,666 Good to see you, kid. 241 00:08:12,883 --> 00:08:14,015 JUDGE: Let's get this moving. 242 00:08:14,189 --> 00:08:15,451 Counselor, why the emergency? 243 00:08:15,625 --> 00:08:16,931 MICHAEL: My client's song 244 00:08:17,105 --> 00:08:19,324 "Booty Bass" dropped from 300,000 downloads a day 245 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:22,110 to 23,000 after GAS put an AI slop copy 246 00:08:22,284 --> 00:08:23,807 on the Noisement site. 247 00:08:24,155 --> 00:08:26,462 This AI song "Bass Booty" is pure copyright infringement 248 00:08:26,636 --> 00:08:29,509 and results in a daily loss to my client of up to $18,000. 249 00:08:29,683 --> 00:08:31,467 Uh, Your Honor, my son has a melodramatic streak... 250 00:08:31,641 --> 00:08:33,687 Let's respect each other enough 251 00:08:33,948 --> 00:08:35,645 to drop the "son" and "daddy" bit. 252 00:08:35,819 --> 00:08:37,691 It's "counselor" or it's nothing. 253 00:08:37,865 --> 00:08:39,997 Uh, as counselor must know, 254 00:08:40,171 --> 00:08:42,609 the day of Mr. Yungwood's sharp drop on Noisement 255 00:08:42,870 --> 00:08:46,177 coincided with a video appearing online of him beating up a fan 256 00:08:46,351 --> 00:08:47,875 - at a bar. - [phone vibrates] - MICHAEL: Objection. 257 00:08:48,049 --> 00:08:49,746 BAYARD: I think you should be completely upfront. 258 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:50,965 YUNGWOOD: In my defense, Your Honor... 259 00:08:51,139 --> 00:08:52,357 I have to handle this. 260 00:08:52,532 --> 00:08:53,402 - Are you okay here? - Oh, yeah. 261 00:08:53,576 --> 00:08:55,143 This is gonna go on for a while. 262 00:08:55,535 --> 00:08:56,536 MICHAEL: Listen, I'll take care-I'll take care of it. 263 00:08:56,710 --> 00:08:58,146 - This is a-- - BAYARD: Prove it. 264 00:08:58,407 --> 00:08:59,190 - [gavel bangs] - JUDGE: Gentlemen, this is not 265 00:08:59,364 --> 00:09:00,714 your family dinner table, 266 00:09:00,888 --> 00:09:02,803 as horrifying as that sounds. 267 00:09:08,025 --> 00:09:09,331 So what happened? 268 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:13,596 Did you give the scammer Mom and Dad's account number? 269 00:09:15,032 --> 00:09:17,339 - What scammer? - Jacob. 270 00:09:17,513 --> 00:09:18,949 Look at me. Answer one question. 271 00:09:19,210 --> 00:09:20,951 Where's Angela, the love of your life? 272 00:09:21,125 --> 00:09:22,823 Did she meet you at the airport? 273 00:09:24,128 --> 00:09:25,434 Okay, look, she got caught 274 00:09:25,695 --> 00:09:26,696 - in customs in Burundi, - [sighs] 275 00:09:26,870 --> 00:09:28,002 but it's not what you think. 276 00:09:28,176 --> 00:09:29,307 It's religious persecution 277 00:09:29,481 --> 00:09:30,613 - against Christianity. - Angela 278 00:09:30,787 --> 00:09:32,441 is going after Mom and Dad's money. 279 00:09:32,615 --> 00:09:34,443 She got their account number. 280 00:09:34,704 --> 00:09:36,314 This woman that you've never met-- 281 00:09:36,488 --> 00:09:38,578 she's not just hurting you now, she's hurting them. 282 00:09:38,752 --> 00:09:40,580 They worked their lives for that money. 283 00:09:40,754 --> 00:09:42,103 They sacrificed everything for us. 284 00:09:42,277 --> 00:09:43,321 That's not Angela. 285 00:09:43,495 --> 00:09:44,714 The Angela you've never met. 286 00:09:45,019 --> 00:09:47,543 The Angela you've only seen in pictures, 287 00:09:47,717 --> 00:09:49,327 that you've only talked to on the phone. 288 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:50,894 She put her brother on the line, Tim, 289 00:09:51,068 --> 00:09:52,592 and-and he's dealing with the officials 290 00:09:52,766 --> 00:09:54,028 so she can get out of customs. 291 00:09:54,202 --> 00:09:55,464 He-he asked for the account number. 292 00:09:55,638 --> 00:09:57,335 - You gave it to him? - He just needs 293 00:09:57,597 --> 00:09:58,772 a little bit more money. 294 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:00,208 They're questioning her, the Burundi police. 295 00:10:00,382 --> 00:10:02,906 Jacob, wake up. 296 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:04,908 You helped them break into 297 00:10:05,082 --> 00:10:06,083 Mom and Dad's savings. 298 00:10:06,344 --> 00:10:07,519 That's not Angela. It's Tim. 299 00:10:07,694 --> 00:10:09,565 Jacob, they're scammers, you hear me? 300 00:10:09,739 --> 00:10:11,828 Please be my brother again, 301 00:10:12,002 --> 00:10:13,743 the brother that I looked up to. 302 00:10:18,182 --> 00:10:19,662 Okay. 303 00:10:20,489 --> 00:10:21,403 Okay. 304 00:10:21,577 --> 00:10:23,057 We're going to the police. 305 00:10:23,231 --> 00:10:25,189 The bank put a hold on Mom and Dad's account, 306 00:10:25,363 --> 00:10:26,800 but we need to make a police report 307 00:10:26,974 --> 00:10:29,193 to keep this from happening again. 308 00:10:30,107 --> 00:10:31,282 [sighs] 309 00:10:31,456 --> 00:10:32,980 I-I thought I found love. 310 00:10:33,154 --> 00:10:35,939 Love exists, Jacob. Angela does not. 311 00:10:36,113 --> 00:10:38,246 ♪ ♪ 312 00:10:49,039 --> 00:10:50,388 - So tell us how it worked at GAS. - Objection. 313 00:10:50,562 --> 00:10:51,476 - He doesn't work at GAS. - JUDGE: Sustained. 314 00:10:51,651 --> 00:10:52,869 How's he doing? 315 00:10:53,087 --> 00:10:54,349 NATALIA: Michael? Surprisingly well. 316 00:10:54,523 --> 00:10:55,872 He's showing up his dad. 317 00:10:56,133 --> 00:10:57,526 MICHAEL: Tell us how it worked at GAS before 318 00:10:57,700 --> 00:10:59,441 - they fired you. - And before you wanted payback. 319 00:10:59,615 --> 00:11:02,574 No, counselor. As you can see, there's no jury here, 320 00:11:02,749 --> 00:11:05,099 so there's no one to piss off here other than me. 321 00:11:05,273 --> 00:11:06,666 Go ahead, Mr. Langdon. 322 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,059 The AI model that GAS uses 323 00:11:09,233 --> 00:11:11,453 trains on hundreds of thousands of songs. 324 00:11:11,627 --> 00:11:15,065 It learns chord progressions, how instruments sound together, 325 00:11:15,239 --> 00:11:16,632 then it generates its own audio 326 00:11:16,893 --> 00:11:19,548 by predicting what comes next in the waveform. 327 00:11:19,722 --> 00:11:21,071 Why can't an AI song be copyrighted? 328 00:11:21,245 --> 00:11:23,508 Well, it's not transformative in its execution. 329 00:11:23,683 --> 00:11:25,859 AI has no instinct or taste, 330 00:11:26,033 --> 00:11:28,862 it simply pattern-matches based on what it's seen. 331 00:11:29,036 --> 00:11:30,646 - All yours, counselor. - Mr. Langdon, 332 00:11:30,864 --> 00:11:32,953 you joined GAS because you thought that the AI product 333 00:11:33,127 --> 00:11:36,217 was a helpful tool, something to assist 334 00:11:36,391 --> 00:11:38,393 - an artist? - Yes, but, clearly, I didn't... 335 00:11:38,654 --> 00:11:40,351 Just a yes or no is sufficient. 336 00:11:40,612 --> 00:11:42,136 Isn't it true that in many cases, 337 00:11:42,310 --> 00:11:43,790 that's exactly what it does? 338 00:11:43,964 --> 00:11:46,488 If you're a musician who's an incredible lyricist 339 00:11:46,662 --> 00:11:48,446 and pianist but you can't play the drums, 340 00:11:48,620 --> 00:11:52,755 couldn't this tool be used to simply close the loop? 341 00:11:53,887 --> 00:11:55,279 - Certainly. - So, 342 00:11:55,497 --> 00:11:58,674 it can enhance an original artist's creation, 343 00:11:58,848 --> 00:12:00,197 as it did with "Bass Booty." 344 00:12:00,371 --> 00:12:01,982 Objection. 345 00:12:02,330 --> 00:12:04,332 Mr. Langdon isn't aware of how AI was used with this song. 346 00:12:04,506 --> 00:12:05,855 And that's exactly my point, Your Honor. 347 00:12:06,029 --> 00:12:08,075 He was not in the room with the creator. 348 00:12:08,249 --> 00:12:10,555 Who is the creator? Isn't it AI? 349 00:12:10,817 --> 00:12:12,732 No, sir, it is, uh... 350 00:12:14,385 --> 00:12:15,517 ...Purvis Beer. 351 00:12:15,691 --> 00:12:17,084 Okay, then bring him in. 352 00:12:17,258 --> 00:12:18,650 Let's hear from him. 353 00:12:18,955 --> 00:12:19,956 BAYARD: But that's not what I meant, Your Honor. 354 00:12:20,130 --> 00:12:21,523 - I was just saying... - JUDGE: Yes, 355 00:12:21,697 --> 00:12:25,266 and I'm just saying bring the creator in. 356 00:12:26,571 --> 00:12:30,488 BAYARD: Mr. Beer, you are the artist who wrote "Bass Booty"? 357 00:12:30,662 --> 00:12:32,142 Uh, very much so, yes. 358 00:12:32,316 --> 00:12:33,927 Okay, whom am I supposed to be answering to, 359 00:12:34,101 --> 00:12:37,060 you, the judge or the audience here? 360 00:12:37,321 --> 00:12:38,627 JUDGE: You can talk to your lawyer. 361 00:12:38,801 --> 00:12:40,716 PURVIS: Oh, okay. Yeah. 362 00:12:40,890 --> 00:12:41,761 Sure, okay. 363 00:12:42,022 --> 00:12:43,327 You're doing great. 364 00:12:43,719 --> 00:12:45,112 Is this your first attempt at songwriting, Mr. Beer? 365 00:12:45,286 --> 00:12:46,200 No. No, no, no, no. 366 00:12:46,461 --> 00:12:48,680 Okay, I've written 58 songs 367 00:12:48,855 --> 00:12:50,160 over the past four years. 368 00:12:50,334 --> 00:12:51,945 "Bass Booty" is my magnum opus. 369 00:12:52,119 --> 00:12:53,468 BAYARD: Congratulations. 370 00:12:53,729 --> 00:12:55,818 Did AI assist in the creation of these songs? 371 00:12:55,992 --> 00:12:57,472 Uh-huh. It enhanced it. 372 00:12:57,733 --> 00:12:59,169 In the same way that AutoTune 373 00:12:59,387 --> 00:13:00,736 and GarageBand enhances the work of other artists. 374 00:13:00,910 --> 00:13:03,739 BAYARD: Let's discuss the originality of your song 375 00:13:03,913 --> 00:13:05,393 that the plaintiff disputes. 376 00:13:05,567 --> 00:13:07,090 "Bass Booty" and "Booty Bass" 377 00:13:07,351 --> 00:13:08,700 share similar chord progressions. 378 00:13:08,875 --> 00:13:10,572 Okay, yes, but-but these chord progressions 379 00:13:10,746 --> 00:13:12,661 are fundamental building blocks. 380 00:13:12,835 --> 00:13:14,576 Like, you can hear them in thousands 381 00:13:14,837 --> 00:13:16,360 of compositions. 382 00:13:16,534 --> 00:13:17,709 BAYARD: Would your song exist without "Booty Bass"? 383 00:13:17,884 --> 00:13:18,667 PURVIS: Oh, yeah, definitely. 384 00:13:18,841 --> 00:13:20,495 My song is an original. 385 00:13:20,756 --> 00:13:22,410 Any suggestion to the... 386 00:13:22,584 --> 00:13:24,499 to the whatever is a lie. 387 00:13:24,673 --> 00:13:26,153 Thank you, sir. 388 00:13:28,198 --> 00:13:31,985 Mr. Beer, you deny that "Bass Booty" is the handiwork 389 00:13:32,159 --> 00:13:34,117 of GAS's AI generator, is that right? 390 00:13:34,291 --> 00:13:37,207 It's not AI slop. That's insulting, okay? 391 00:13:37,381 --> 00:13:39,166 Because you're a musician? 392 00:13:39,340 --> 00:13:42,038 Uh-huh, a born one. [scoffs] 393 00:13:42,212 --> 00:13:43,823 How many instruments do you play? 394 00:13:44,649 --> 00:13:45,955 PURVIS: More than a dozen, 395 00:13:46,216 --> 00:13:47,739 yeah. 396 00:13:49,393 --> 00:13:51,221 Would you play 397 00:13:51,395 --> 00:13:52,570 a song for us, Mr. Beer? 398 00:13:52,744 --> 00:13:54,181 BAYARD: Objection, Your Honor. 399 00:13:54,442 --> 00:13:55,660 - This is a trial, not a concert. - MICHAEL: We contend 400 00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:57,488 that GAS used AI to generate a knockoff 401 00:13:57,749 --> 00:13:59,142 of my client's song. 402 00:13:59,534 --> 00:14:01,014 Defendant called Mr. Beer to dispute that allegation. 403 00:14:01,188 --> 00:14:02,406 Well, that doesn't mean he's a trained seal. 404 00:14:02,580 --> 00:14:03,886 He opened the door by boasting about 405 00:14:04,060 --> 00:14:06,323 his prowess as a born musician. 406 00:14:07,934 --> 00:14:09,022 I agree. 407 00:14:09,196 --> 00:14:10,023 Mr. Beer, 408 00:14:10,284 --> 00:14:11,328 you may leave the stand 409 00:14:11,589 --> 00:14:12,677 to demonstrate. 410 00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:14,114 MICHAEL: Voilà. 411 00:14:18,596 --> 00:14:19,554 MICHAEL: That's great. 412 00:14:19,815 --> 00:14:21,295 Could you play a C chord? 413 00:14:25,255 --> 00:14:26,648 - That's a G. - BAYARD: I object 414 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:28,780 to the probative value of this demonstration. 415 00:14:28,955 --> 00:14:29,869 Many musicians 416 00:14:30,043 --> 00:14:31,609 are not trained in music theory. 417 00:14:31,783 --> 00:14:33,524 Play anything, Mr. Beer. 418 00:14:33,785 --> 00:14:35,700 Any song you created. 419 00:14:41,358 --> 00:14:43,056 All right. 420 00:14:47,451 --> 00:14:49,758 [haltingly plays "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"] 421 00:14:58,723 --> 00:15:01,248 [quietly]: Like I said... 422 00:15:01,509 --> 00:15:03,903 you guys are killers. 423 00:15:04,077 --> 00:15:05,382 [chuckles] 424 00:15:05,643 --> 00:15:08,211 Hi. Thanks for returning my call, sir. 425 00:15:08,385 --> 00:15:10,431 JOSH: No problem. We did have some good news for you. 426 00:15:10,692 --> 00:15:13,129 We were able to retrieve a portion of your damages. 427 00:15:13,390 --> 00:15:14,914 - Really? - Yes, your brother's account 428 00:15:15,088 --> 00:15:17,655 has been refunded $1,000.34. 429 00:15:17,829 --> 00:15:19,962 That's great news. Thank you. 430 00:15:23,618 --> 00:15:25,968 Is this your laptop, Mr. Beer? 431 00:15:26,229 --> 00:15:27,970 Uh, yes, that is my portable music studio. 432 00:15:28,231 --> 00:15:31,017 BAYARD: And can you take me to the prompt log 433 00:15:31,191 --> 00:15:32,670 for the session you created, 434 00:15:32,844 --> 00:15:34,455 - "Bass Booty." - PURVIS: Sure. 435 00:15:34,890 --> 00:15:36,718 - How many prompts did you use to make the song? - Thirty. 436 00:15:36,892 --> 00:15:38,589 For the first round, though, okay? 437 00:15:38,850 --> 00:15:40,417 It's about finding the right mix, 438 00:15:40,591 --> 00:15:42,071 like an audio painter. 439 00:15:42,332 --> 00:15:45,292 So, I might punch in some prompt like 440 00:15:45,466 --> 00:15:48,991 "1970s funk drums in Oakland." 441 00:15:49,165 --> 00:15:51,733 [drums playing] 442 00:15:51,907 --> 00:15:53,996 And then "a funk bass." 443 00:15:54,170 --> 00:15:56,868 [bass playing] 444 00:15:57,043 --> 00:15:58,740 Okay. And 445 00:15:59,001 --> 00:16:01,264 "a greasy organ." 446 00:16:01,525 --> 00:16:04,485 [organ playing] 447 00:16:04,659 --> 00:16:06,530 And then I just mix it all together. 448 00:16:06,704 --> 00:16:08,663 [funky music playing] 449 00:16:16,497 --> 00:16:18,542 [muffled music playing] 450 00:16:24,331 --> 00:16:25,723 You think you're an artist? 451 00:16:25,897 --> 00:16:27,856 Yeah, definitely. 452 00:16:28,030 --> 00:16:29,684 AI is just a digital tool. 453 00:16:29,858 --> 00:16:31,555 When AutoTune was first introduced, 454 00:16:31,773 --> 00:16:34,515 it was to help singers stay in tune with studio musicians. 455 00:16:34,689 --> 00:16:36,343 And some snobs said that if you can't 456 00:16:36,517 --> 00:16:37,909 stay in tune with the band, 457 00:16:38,127 --> 00:16:39,346 - then you're not a real singer. - [mouthing] 458 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,478 Now, AutoTune is the industry standard, 459 00:16:41,652 --> 00:16:44,264 and some singers-- they can't stay in tune without it. 460 00:16:44,438 --> 00:16:45,439 That is progress. 461 00:16:45,613 --> 00:16:47,093 No, that's regression. 462 00:16:47,267 --> 00:16:48,485 Careful there, Mr. Yungwood, 463 00:16:48,659 --> 00:16:51,184 or you'll be held in contempt. 464 00:16:52,141 --> 00:16:53,360 BAYARD: Let's stop the nonsense 465 00:16:53,621 --> 00:16:54,796 before we get too far down the road. 466 00:16:54,970 --> 00:16:57,625 We're willing to cover your court costs. 467 00:16:58,713 --> 00:17:00,106 - And? - I think you should consider it 468 00:17:00,323 --> 00:17:01,890 the height of benevolence that I would offer 469 00:17:02,064 --> 00:17:03,718 to pay you to sue me. 470 00:17:03,979 --> 00:17:05,850 My client is in this for the long haul. 471 00:17:06,112 --> 00:17:07,461 Your client is a joke. 472 00:17:07,635 --> 00:17:09,898 A noisemaker, nothing more. 473 00:17:10,159 --> 00:17:12,944 No one cares about his music. 474 00:17:13,989 --> 00:17:15,382 Anna did. 475 00:17:19,690 --> 00:17:21,997 This is business. 476 00:17:22,171 --> 00:17:24,260 Keep it business. 477 00:17:27,263 --> 00:17:28,656 We even went to one of his concerts 478 00:17:28,830 --> 00:17:29,744 when she was in college. 479 00:17:29,918 --> 00:17:31,224 She loved the way he played. 480 00:17:31,398 --> 00:17:32,703 I guess you didn't know that. 481 00:17:32,964 --> 00:17:34,879 Don't make this personal. 482 00:17:35,054 --> 00:17:36,490 You won't like it. 483 00:17:38,753 --> 00:17:40,363 Bring it on, old man. 484 00:17:48,328 --> 00:17:49,590 - What? - You know, 485 00:17:49,764 --> 00:17:51,722 you really shouldn't drink before court. 486 00:17:51,896 --> 00:17:53,811 You can smell it on your breath. 487 00:17:55,117 --> 00:17:57,728 People extend you a certain courtesy 488 00:17:57,902 --> 00:18:01,210 because you spread your legs for the third richest man. 489 00:18:01,471 --> 00:18:03,691 Don't expect that from me. 490 00:18:07,173 --> 00:18:08,304 Mm-hmm. 491 00:18:08,478 --> 00:18:10,350 [laughing]: Okay. 492 00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:14,963 Tell me that was all strategy. 493 00:18:17,008 --> 00:18:19,446 That was all strategy. 494 00:18:21,448 --> 00:18:22,971 No, it has to have a shower. 495 00:18:23,145 --> 00:18:24,494 We don't have money for a shower. 496 00:18:24,668 --> 00:18:25,930 I'm paying for this out of my own account. 497 00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:28,107 We have money. 498 00:18:28,281 --> 00:18:30,587 Hey. What did you think of that? 499 00:18:30,761 --> 00:18:32,720 - What? - Michael, after court. 500 00:18:32,894 --> 00:18:34,113 I don't know. What do you think? 501 00:18:34,287 --> 00:18:35,592 I think there are two types of people. 502 00:18:35,766 --> 00:18:37,159 Those who get better when things get personal 503 00:18:37,420 --> 00:18:39,379 and those who get worse. Which one is Michael? 504 00:18:39,553 --> 00:18:41,294 I don't know, I thought he was the former, but... 505 00:18:41,555 --> 00:18:42,382 He's caring too much. 506 00:18:42,556 --> 00:18:44,210 - [phone vibrates] - Ooh. 507 00:18:44,384 --> 00:18:45,689 Hello, Mr. Frank. 508 00:18:45,863 --> 00:18:47,691 Did you recover any more money? 509 00:18:47,952 --> 00:18:50,694 Not yet, but we recovered more for another account holder, 510 00:18:50,868 --> 00:18:52,827 so we think there's still a chance. 511 00:18:53,001 --> 00:18:54,611 We have a preferred antivirus software 512 00:18:54,785 --> 00:18:56,613 I just sent to you. It would be a good idea 513 00:18:56,874 --> 00:18:59,138 to download that onto your computers as soon as possible. 514 00:18:59,312 --> 00:19:00,922 Thank you. I'll do that right now. 515 00:19:01,096 --> 00:19:02,271 Excellent. 516 00:19:02,445 --> 00:19:03,925 Call me with any questions. 517 00:19:04,099 --> 00:19:05,622 I put my direct number in the email. 518 00:19:05,883 --> 00:19:07,929 [construction continuing in distance] 519 00:19:26,339 --> 00:19:27,905 [line ringing] 520 00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:30,647 Hi, this is Jackie at One Coast Bank customer support. 521 00:19:30,821 --> 00:19:32,345 How may I help you today? 522 00:19:32,649 --> 00:19:35,478 Hi. I'm putting your antivirus software on my computer, 523 00:19:35,652 --> 00:19:37,567 and Josh Frank with Fraud Protection 524 00:19:37,741 --> 00:19:39,569 said he could talk me through it. Can you connect me? 525 00:19:39,743 --> 00:19:41,267 One moment, please. 526 00:19:43,443 --> 00:19:45,662 Ms. Siffre, I've searched our employee database, 527 00:19:45,836 --> 00:19:48,056 and unfortunately, there is no Josh Frank 528 00:19:48,230 --> 00:19:50,754 working for this bank. 529 00:19:53,540 --> 00:19:55,498 Could he be with another department? 530 00:19:55,672 --> 00:19:58,719 This database covers all One Coast Bank departments. 531 00:19:58,980 --> 00:20:00,199 Could you have the name wrong? 532 00:20:01,069 --> 00:20:03,158 No. My mistake. 533 00:20:03,419 --> 00:20:05,508 ♪ ♪ 534 00:20:15,953 --> 00:20:18,086 [line ringing] 535 00:20:19,827 --> 00:20:21,481 Vik, I need your help. 536 00:20:21,655 --> 00:20:23,091 Yes, again. 537 00:20:27,313 --> 00:20:29,315 OLIVIA: Jacob, did you get a software link from the bank? 538 00:20:29,489 --> 00:20:31,230 - No, don't. I'll explain later. - [hammering, drilling in distance] 539 00:20:31,491 --> 00:20:32,709 There was a mistake. 540 00:20:32,883 --> 00:20:35,799 Hold off on cashing that bank check, too. 541 00:20:35,973 --> 00:20:37,279 I-I got to go. 542 00:20:37,540 --> 00:20:39,281 Tell Mom and Dad not to open the link either. 543 00:20:39,455 --> 00:20:41,631 I'll come by later and explain why. 544 00:20:41,805 --> 00:20:43,372 Are you going to court? Yeah? 545 00:20:43,546 --> 00:20:45,940 Yeah. I think you should get up there today. 546 00:20:46,114 --> 00:20:47,028 Why? 547 00:20:47,246 --> 00:20:48,334 To keep my Dad off-balance. 548 00:20:48,508 --> 00:20:49,857 He's trying to make this 549 00:20:50,031 --> 00:20:51,206 into a gladiator match 550 00:20:51,511 --> 00:20:52,729 - between us, but it's about - [mouths] 551 00:20:52,903 --> 00:20:55,384 - us as a team here. - In that case, 552 00:20:55,558 --> 00:20:58,605 Natalia, when is the last time you argued in court? 553 00:20:58,866 --> 00:21:00,911 Um, a while ago. 554 00:21:01,085 --> 00:21:02,870 - But I was good. - OLIVIA: Is your license 555 00:21:03,044 --> 00:21:04,698 - up to date? - NATALIA: Oh, yeah. 556 00:21:04,872 --> 00:21:06,526 OLIVIA: I have to handle something 557 00:21:06,700 --> 00:21:08,441 here. Can you do it? 558 00:21:08,615 --> 00:21:09,964 - NATALIA: Take over? Well... - OLIVIA: It's just 559 00:21:10,225 --> 00:21:11,705 a friendly witness. Yungwood. 560 00:21:11,879 --> 00:21:13,446 Of course. 561 00:21:13,620 --> 00:21:15,186 - I'm a partner here. - MICHAEL: Yeah, 562 00:21:15,361 --> 00:21:17,145 we just need Yungwood to tell his story. 563 00:21:18,059 --> 00:21:19,930 No, you know what we need? 564 00:21:20,191 --> 00:21:22,063 We need him to pull an Ed Sheeran. 565 00:21:23,064 --> 00:21:24,935 What is that? 566 00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:27,677 Oh, honey. 567 00:21:39,123 --> 00:21:40,299 Okay. 568 00:21:44,825 --> 00:21:45,652 Counselor? 569 00:21:45,826 --> 00:21:46,653 Yes? 570 00:21:46,914 --> 00:21:47,958 What are you doing? 571 00:21:48,176 --> 00:21:51,179 I'm just testing out the best stance. 572 00:21:54,225 --> 00:21:57,751 Try perching on the edge of your table. 573 00:22:02,538 --> 00:22:03,800 Thank you, Your Honor. 574 00:22:04,018 --> 00:22:06,020 Yes. Mr. Yungwood, hi. Good afternoon. 575 00:22:06,194 --> 00:22:07,456 - YUNGWOOD: And to you. - Mm. 576 00:22:07,717 --> 00:22:11,504 Mr. Yungwood, how did you compose 577 00:22:11,765 --> 00:22:14,028 your very famous song? 578 00:22:14,202 --> 00:22:15,812 Well, it all starts with the guitar. 579 00:22:15,986 --> 00:22:17,423 [playing] 580 00:22:18,206 --> 00:22:19,860 BAYARD: Uh, Your Honor, I'd like to renew 581 00:22:20,034 --> 00:22:22,036 my objection to Mr. Price's theatrics. 582 00:22:22,210 --> 00:22:23,603 Well, they're not his theatrics, they're mine. 583 00:22:23,777 --> 00:22:25,126 - You can talk to me. - BAYARD: I object to 584 00:22:25,300 --> 00:22:27,041 anybody's theatrics. Mr. Yungwood's talent 585 00:22:27,215 --> 00:22:28,651 is not at issue here. 586 00:22:28,956 --> 00:22:31,262 We are happy to stipulate that he is a musician. 587 00:22:31,437 --> 00:22:33,352 MICHAEL: The creative process bears on the issue of infringement. 588 00:22:33,526 --> 00:22:35,876 We're entitled to distinguish Mr. Yungwood's originality 589 00:22:36,137 --> 00:22:37,486 - and the defendant's lack of it. - JUDGE: Let's let 590 00:22:37,660 --> 00:22:40,881 the questioning counselors argue, please. Ma'am? 591 00:22:41,055 --> 00:22:42,970 What he said. 592 00:22:43,797 --> 00:22:44,928 I'll allow. Go ahead. 593 00:22:45,189 --> 00:22:46,843 [clears throat] So, Mr. Yungwood, 594 00:22:47,017 --> 00:22:48,671 - you just start playing, then? - YUNGWOOD: Yeah. 595 00:22:48,845 --> 00:22:51,065 The music kind of finds its way through me. 596 00:22:51,239 --> 00:22:53,372 Everything I do is from the soul. 597 00:22:53,546 --> 00:22:56,549 Unlike AI, which has no intuition, 598 00:22:56,810 --> 00:22:58,159 no scars, no history. 599 00:22:58,333 --> 00:23:01,336 Without that, you can't create. 600 00:23:01,510 --> 00:23:02,729 You can only copy. 601 00:23:02,990 --> 00:23:06,080 This is the opening riff to "Booty Bass." 602 00:23:17,047 --> 00:23:18,571 No, no. No applause. 603 00:23:18,745 --> 00:23:20,486 NATALIA: Well, thank you, Mr. Yungwood. 604 00:23:20,660 --> 00:23:22,401 Nothing further. 605 00:23:22,662 --> 00:23:25,142 I will now sit. 606 00:23:25,316 --> 00:23:27,144 Mr. Yungwood, would you please perform 607 00:23:27,318 --> 00:23:28,363 the chorus for "Booty Bass" 608 00:23:28,537 --> 00:23:30,147 for the court? 609 00:23:35,152 --> 00:23:37,459 This is a 1954 610 00:23:37,633 --> 00:23:40,680 folk song called "Campfire Jam." 611 00:23:40,854 --> 00:23:43,160 [banjo music playing] 612 00:23:46,512 --> 00:23:47,774 [turns music off] 613 00:23:47,948 --> 00:23:49,210 Now, I'm no musician, but that sounds a lot 614 00:23:49,384 --> 00:23:50,733 like "Booty Bass," right? 615 00:23:50,907 --> 00:23:51,865 Doesn't sound like it, sir. 616 00:23:52,039 --> 00:23:53,432 Here is a 1934 617 00:23:53,693 --> 00:23:56,826 old Negro spiritual called 618 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:58,219 "Salvation Dawning." 619 00:23:58,393 --> 00:24:00,569 ♪ Carry me, oh, take me home ♪ 620 00:24:00,743 --> 00:24:04,486 ♪ Gonna walk till morning comes ♪ 621 00:24:04,660 --> 00:24:07,010 ♪ Carry me. ♪ 622 00:24:08,708 --> 00:24:11,058 Does that melody sound like your song? 623 00:24:11,232 --> 00:24:12,668 A little, maybe. 624 00:24:12,886 --> 00:24:15,062 I-I'm not suggesting that an artist of your caliber 625 00:24:15,236 --> 00:24:16,585 would ever steal anything. 626 00:24:16,759 --> 00:24:20,415 You borrow because all art is derivative. 627 00:24:20,589 --> 00:24:22,765 It's built on what comes before, right? 628 00:24:22,939 --> 00:24:24,593 No, no. See, you're misrepresenting the process. 629 00:24:24,767 --> 00:24:26,682 The process is, whether you're borrowing 630 00:24:26,856 --> 00:24:30,294 from an Appalachian folk song or an old Negro spiritual 631 00:24:30,469 --> 00:24:31,774 or your song "Booty Bass," 632 00:24:31,948 --> 00:24:35,038 it's all fair use, right? 633 00:24:35,212 --> 00:24:37,214 ♪ Oh ♪ 634 00:24:37,388 --> 00:24:39,086 ♪ Bayard, he's a fool ♪ 635 00:24:39,260 --> 00:24:41,218 ♪ Watch him rant and drool. ♪ 636 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:42,698 - Everybody now! - BAYARD: Your Honor? 637 00:24:42,872 --> 00:24:44,613 JUDGE: That's enough, Mr. Yungwood. 638 00:24:44,787 --> 00:24:47,573 - WOMAN: Sing it! - ♪ Man trying to steal my song ♪ 639 00:24:47,747 --> 00:24:49,444 ♪ But he don't know right from wrong.♪ 640 00:24:49,618 --> 00:24:51,838 Mr. Yungwood, if I have to tell you to stop again, 641 00:24:52,099 --> 00:24:54,841 I'll hold you in contempt. 642 00:24:57,365 --> 00:25:01,543 Oh... somebody said encore! 643 00:25:01,717 --> 00:25:03,806 ♪ Bayard, he's a fool ♪ 644 00:25:03,980 --> 00:25:06,766 ♪ Watch him rant and drool. ♪ Everybody now! 645 00:25:06,940 --> 00:25:09,595 Free the artist! Free the artist! 646 00:25:09,769 --> 00:25:10,770 Where's my cam...? There we go. 647 00:25:10,944 --> 00:25:12,249 Hey, yo, free the artist. 648 00:25:12,423 --> 00:25:14,164 No justice, no music. 649 00:25:14,338 --> 00:25:15,862 GAS wants to steal our music. 650 00:25:16,123 --> 00:25:18,125 You heard me? They want to steal our music. 651 00:25:18,299 --> 00:25:19,648 [laughs] 652 00:25:19,822 --> 00:25:22,346 They can't beat me! I feel like Tupac! 653 00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:24,435 I feel like Tupac! 654 00:25:24,610 --> 00:25:25,915 Well, you got to hand it to him. 655 00:25:26,263 --> 00:25:28,788 He really does know how to capture attention. 656 00:25:29,745 --> 00:25:32,226 [phone vibrates] 657 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,010 Hello, this is Olivia. 658 00:25:34,184 --> 00:25:36,535 Olivia, this is Josh Frank at One Coast Bank. 659 00:25:36,709 --> 00:25:37,666 We talked earlier. 660 00:25:37,927 --> 00:25:39,189 Yes, thanks for calling back. 661 00:25:39,363 --> 00:25:41,757 Sorry, Mr. Frank, I'm having trouble 662 00:25:42,018 --> 00:25:45,152 downloading this antiviral thingy you sent me. 663 00:25:45,326 --> 00:25:46,457 Antiviral software. 664 00:25:46,632 --> 00:25:49,635 Right. I'm just so... 665 00:25:49,809 --> 00:25:51,332 technologically dumb. 666 00:25:51,767 --> 00:25:53,943 It's all right. I'm here to help you in any way possible. 667 00:25:54,117 --> 00:25:56,293 Well, yay. 668 00:25:56,555 --> 00:25:59,514 So, I wanted to know if you could help 669 00:25:59,688 --> 00:26:02,604 if I shared my screen with you. 670 00:26:02,865 --> 00:26:04,475 That seems like a reasonable request. 671 00:26:04,650 --> 00:26:05,476 I can help you with that. 672 00:26:05,651 --> 00:26:06,608 Let me get my computer 673 00:26:06,782 --> 00:26:07,957 and I'll call you right back. 674 00:26:08,131 --> 00:26:09,393 Whatever you need, Mrs. Siffre. 675 00:26:09,568 --> 00:26:11,526 Ms. Siffre. For now. 676 00:26:11,700 --> 00:26:13,180 [Josh laughs] 677 00:26:13,354 --> 00:26:14,660 Can I call you tomorrow? 678 00:26:14,921 --> 00:26:16,618 Our hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 679 00:26:16,792 --> 00:26:19,273 Great. I'll call you in the morning. 680 00:26:20,927 --> 00:26:22,145 Good job. 681 00:26:22,319 --> 00:26:24,452 Playing dumb is one of my specialties. 682 00:26:24,626 --> 00:26:25,932 What are you doing? 683 00:26:26,106 --> 00:26:27,542 Cloning your screen. 684 00:26:27,716 --> 00:26:29,065 Since he's pretending to be a banking rep, 685 00:26:29,239 --> 00:26:30,676 at some point he's gonna ask you for a link 686 00:26:30,850 --> 00:26:32,460 or a key to verify your details. 687 00:26:32,634 --> 00:26:34,027 And when he does, I send him... 688 00:26:34,201 --> 00:26:35,289 - VIK: This. - Mm-hmm. 689 00:26:35,463 --> 00:26:36,812 VIK: It's called a beaconing payload. 690 00:26:37,073 --> 00:26:39,380 Cybersecurity guys use it to track scammers. 691 00:26:39,554 --> 00:26:40,860 If he tries to initiate a transfer to his account 692 00:26:41,034 --> 00:26:43,340 using this, we'll be able to track it. 693 00:26:44,472 --> 00:26:45,386 What? 694 00:26:45,647 --> 00:26:48,345 I'm just... very appreciative. 695 00:26:48,519 --> 00:26:51,131 Well, hey, this is fun for me. 696 00:26:51,305 --> 00:26:53,002 Let's go to dinner. 697 00:26:54,438 --> 00:26:56,179 [clears throat] 698 00:26:56,353 --> 00:26:57,528 BAYARD: Mm. 699 00:26:58,486 --> 00:27:00,227 - Nice conference room. - Thank you. 700 00:27:00,401 --> 00:27:01,837 Not a lot of workers here. 701 00:27:02,098 --> 00:27:02,882 You have an offer for us? 702 00:27:03,056 --> 00:27:04,797 What makes you say that? 703 00:27:04,971 --> 00:27:05,928 Because you're here. 704 00:27:06,146 --> 00:27:07,364 - And... - NATALIA: This. 705 00:27:07,538 --> 00:27:09,018 No justice, no music. 706 00:27:09,279 --> 00:27:10,716 GAS wants to steal our music. 707 00:27:10,890 --> 00:27:13,327 You heard me? They want to steal our music. 708 00:27:13,501 --> 00:27:15,198 GAS is worried about the publicity. 709 00:27:15,372 --> 00:27:17,897 We need Yungwood to sign an NDA, 710 00:27:18,071 --> 00:27:22,423 and we are ready to offer $100,000. 711 00:27:22,597 --> 00:27:23,816 No. 712 00:27:24,164 --> 00:27:25,513 You don't want to check with your client? 713 00:27:25,687 --> 00:27:27,254 You mean when he gets out of lockup? 714 00:27:27,428 --> 00:27:28,864 BAYARD: Hmm. 715 00:27:29,082 --> 00:27:30,910 Yungwood has given us a floor to negotiate from. 716 00:27:31,084 --> 00:27:32,912 - Which is? - A private matter. 717 00:27:33,086 --> 00:27:36,829 Does your client know your personal reasons to hold out? 718 00:27:37,003 --> 00:27:38,918 That we like to make money? Yes. 719 00:27:39,092 --> 00:27:40,441 - Hmm. - [phone vibrates] 720 00:27:41,311 --> 00:27:43,574 My client will go as high as $200,000, 721 00:27:43,749 --> 00:27:45,576 but with an NDA. 722 00:27:45,751 --> 00:27:47,056 The last thing we need 723 00:27:47,230 --> 00:27:48,841 are dozens of nuisance suits like this one. 724 00:27:49,015 --> 00:27:51,191 Ooh. You think I'm a nuisance now, 725 00:27:51,452 --> 00:27:53,149 just wait till you see me at trial. 726 00:27:53,323 --> 00:27:54,150 Mr. Diamond... 727 00:27:54,324 --> 00:27:55,935 we will relay 728 00:27:56,109 --> 00:27:57,414 your offer to our client. 729 00:27:57,588 --> 00:27:59,199 Thank you, young lady. 730 00:27:59,460 --> 00:28:01,854 Ms. Siffre. 731 00:28:11,820 --> 00:28:13,604 I, um... 732 00:28:14,823 --> 00:28:17,043 I know you think 733 00:28:17,304 --> 00:28:19,610 I'm a coldhearted bastard, 734 00:28:19,872 --> 00:28:23,963 but I started a scholarship fund in Anna's name. 735 00:28:25,007 --> 00:28:27,096 Does that alleviate your conscience, Dad? 736 00:28:27,357 --> 00:28:30,621 Hmm. Does she alleviate yours? 737 00:28:33,015 --> 00:28:35,496 You'll have to explain that one to me, dear old Pa. 738 00:28:35,670 --> 00:28:39,282 What is Ms. Siffre if not your own little scholarship fund? 739 00:28:40,327 --> 00:28:42,808 We'll see what you have to say after she takes you down 740 00:28:43,069 --> 00:28:45,985 for a hell of a lot more than 200 grand. 741 00:28:46,159 --> 00:28:47,464 [Bayard sighs] 742 00:28:50,946 --> 00:28:52,948 See you in court, sir. 743 00:28:56,735 --> 00:28:58,171 Mm. 744 00:29:19,758 --> 00:29:21,672 Thank you. 745 00:29:28,549 --> 00:29:30,333 Anna was your sister? 746 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,602 What happened to her? 747 00:29:40,866 --> 00:29:42,824 She jumped off a balcony. 748 00:29:46,262 --> 00:29:47,698 I'm so sorry. 749 00:29:50,179 --> 00:29:52,486 She never felt like... 750 00:29:52,660 --> 00:29:54,488 she was enough. 751 00:29:57,317 --> 00:29:59,580 Dad wanted her to be a lawyer. 752 00:30:01,321 --> 00:30:02,975 He pushed her. 753 00:30:04,324 --> 00:30:06,500 She started using to keep up. 754 00:30:08,067 --> 00:30:09,546 That's awful. 755 00:30:10,591 --> 00:30:12,071 Yeah. 756 00:30:13,550 --> 00:30:16,989 Dad tried tough love. 757 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:21,210 But I couldn't. 758 00:30:24,344 --> 00:30:26,563 That last week... 759 00:30:28,043 --> 00:30:31,917 ...she was so happy. 760 00:30:32,091 --> 00:30:33,919 It was like... 761 00:30:34,093 --> 00:30:36,269 it was like we were kids again. 762 00:30:39,098 --> 00:30:41,535 But she'd already decided. 763 00:30:46,322 --> 00:30:48,324 She didn't want to bother us. 764 00:30:50,413 --> 00:30:52,154 So she... 765 00:30:53,329 --> 00:30:56,028 ...went off to an airport hotel... 766 00:30:58,117 --> 00:31:00,859 ...ordered room service breakfast... 767 00:31:02,599 --> 00:31:04,863 ...then stepped off the balcony. 768 00:31:07,604 --> 00:31:09,519 I was in court when I heard. 769 00:31:22,881 --> 00:31:24,447 [crying] 770 00:31:24,708 --> 00:31:26,667 This is supposed to be comforting. 771 00:31:26,841 --> 00:31:28,930 [laughs] 772 00:31:31,585 --> 00:31:34,109 [laughs, sniffles] 773 00:31:37,112 --> 00:31:38,592 [knock on door] 774 00:31:41,290 --> 00:31:43,205 Look, I filed the police report, 775 00:31:43,379 --> 00:31:44,598 just like you said, and I promise, 776 00:31:44,859 --> 00:31:46,165 I will not spend that thousand dollars. 777 00:31:46,339 --> 00:31:48,210 I-I'll send it straight to Mom and Dad. 778 00:31:48,384 --> 00:31:50,778 Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 779 00:31:51,648 --> 00:31:53,041 I love you. 780 00:31:54,695 --> 00:31:56,740 I love you, too. 781 00:31:56,915 --> 00:31:58,264 I know I messed up. 782 00:31:58,438 --> 00:31:59,918 Sh-She just said all the right things... 783 00:32:00,092 --> 00:32:01,832 Wait, let-let me say something. 784 00:32:04,748 --> 00:32:06,315 You were a victim, 785 00:32:06,576 --> 00:32:09,101 and I was wrong to be so hard on you. 786 00:32:09,362 --> 00:32:10,624 You haven't been so hard... 787 00:32:10,885 --> 00:32:11,799 Yes, I have. 788 00:32:11,973 --> 00:32:15,020 I... I did the same thing. 789 00:32:15,977 --> 00:32:16,804 I messed up. 790 00:32:17,065 --> 00:32:18,458 I almost lost 791 00:32:18,632 --> 00:32:20,112 all of Mom and Dad's savings. 792 00:32:20,286 --> 00:32:23,811 These people-- they're good at what they do. 793 00:32:24,072 --> 00:32:26,640 They-they hit you with love, they hit me with paranoia. 794 00:32:26,901 --> 00:32:28,772 - You're talking about the malware? - Yeah. 795 00:32:28,947 --> 00:32:30,426 Josh from the bank, 796 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,037 just another layer of the scam. 797 00:32:32,211 --> 00:32:34,300 But they sent me money. It's in my account. 798 00:32:34,474 --> 00:32:35,823 That's how they gain your trust. 799 00:32:36,084 --> 00:32:38,391 They deposit small amounts so they can drain 800 00:32:38,565 --> 00:32:40,349 the next account. 801 00:32:40,610 --> 00:32:43,526 I'm so sorry for blaming you. 802 00:32:43,787 --> 00:32:45,964 I'm-I'm just as guilty. 803 00:32:47,052 --> 00:32:48,705 Whew. 804 00:32:48,879 --> 00:32:50,272 [laughs] 805 00:32:50,446 --> 00:32:52,622 Well, we're just a bunch of suckers, huh? 806 00:32:52,796 --> 00:32:55,712 Yeah. Stupid. 807 00:32:56,539 --> 00:32:57,714 Hey... 808 00:32:57,888 --> 00:33:00,543 would you like a malt ball? 809 00:33:00,804 --> 00:33:02,197 Have you been living off that? 810 00:33:02,458 --> 00:33:04,243 And pretzels. Yeah. [chuckles] 811 00:33:04,417 --> 00:33:05,635 No, no. Pack your bag. 812 00:33:05,809 --> 00:33:07,028 Come on, you're coming to my house. 813 00:33:07,289 --> 00:33:09,204 - You can crash on the couch. - Okay. 814 00:33:09,378 --> 00:33:11,293 ["Bass Booty" playing in distance] 815 00:33:11,467 --> 00:33:13,208 ♪ Hold up, wait ♪ 816 00:33:13,382 --> 00:33:15,210 ♪ Where that bass at? ♪ 817 00:33:15,384 --> 00:33:16,777 ♪ Bring the bass back ♪ 818 00:33:16,951 --> 00:33:18,561 ♪ We're gonna make it shake, hey ♪ 819 00:33:18,735 --> 00:33:20,694 ♪ Bass booty got me gone ♪ 820 00:33:20,955 --> 00:33:23,044 ♪ Gonna ride it all night long ♪ 821 00:33:23,305 --> 00:33:24,959 ♪ It's the bass booty ♪ 822 00:33:25,133 --> 00:33:28,049 ♪ Low and loud, it makes me proud ♪ 823 00:33:28,310 --> 00:33:29,442 ♪ Bass booty... ♪ 824 00:33:29,616 --> 00:33:30,878 What are you doing? 825 00:33:31,139 --> 00:33:33,098 Breakfast. I'm listening to your friend. 826 00:33:33,272 --> 00:33:35,056 That's not him, that's the rip-off. 827 00:33:35,230 --> 00:33:37,406 Uh, no, it's the right one. 828 00:33:37,580 --> 00:33:39,974 "Booty Bass." It's not bad, though. 829 00:33:40,148 --> 00:33:41,584 I don't usually like old music. 830 00:33:41,845 --> 00:33:43,282 Christy, that's not... 831 00:33:43,543 --> 00:33:45,719 ♪ All treble on top, no soul, no swell ♪ 832 00:33:46,894 --> 00:33:48,200 ♪ Damn ♪ 833 00:33:48,417 --> 00:33:49,462 - ♪ Take me back to... ♪ - See? 834 00:33:49,636 --> 00:33:50,680 CHRISTY: Hmm. 835 00:33:50,941 --> 00:33:52,030 All right, well, 836 00:33:52,291 --> 00:33:53,422 does it matter? 837 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:54,858 I've been hearing you arguing in there. 838 00:33:55,076 --> 00:33:56,599 You're so precious about your music. 839 00:33:56,773 --> 00:33:58,732 Doesn't it just make you want to get up and dance? 840 00:33:58,906 --> 00:34:00,647 - [turns off music] - Wait. 841 00:34:00,821 --> 00:34:02,431 Listen to Yungwood first. 842 00:34:04,564 --> 00:34:06,087 - See? - ♪ Bring the bass back... ♪ 843 00:34:06,348 --> 00:34:08,307 That's what the original sounds like. It's not a rip-off. 844 00:34:08,481 --> 00:34:11,136 - It's not... - ♪ Bass booty got me gone... ♪ 845 00:34:11,310 --> 00:34:13,051 No, yeah, that's what I was playing. 846 00:34:13,225 --> 00:34:14,661 ♪ It's the bass booty ♪ 847 00:34:14,922 --> 00:34:16,358 ♪ Low and loud, it makes me proud ♪ 848 00:34:16,532 --> 00:34:17,403 What the hell? 849 00:34:17,664 --> 00:34:19,535 See? Music is just music. 850 00:34:19,709 --> 00:34:22,277 ♪ From your head down through your spine ♪ 851 00:34:22,451 --> 00:34:23,409 ♪ It's the bass booty... ♪ 852 00:34:23,583 --> 00:34:24,584 I need you in the courthouse. 853 00:34:24,845 --> 00:34:27,500 Okay, we need money for treats. 854 00:34:27,674 --> 00:34:30,155 I need to thank my fans for getting me released 855 00:34:30,416 --> 00:34:32,505 and driving up my numbers last night. 856 00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:35,334 Even the AI slave masters couldn't ignore it. 857 00:34:35,508 --> 00:34:36,596 You know why? 858 00:34:36,944 --> 00:34:38,598 Because music is power-- that's why. 859 00:34:38,772 --> 00:34:41,818 Don't let AI win, brother. 860 00:34:41,992 --> 00:34:43,037 - Yungwood. - Yerp. 861 00:34:43,211 --> 00:34:44,865 Ah. My lawyers. 862 00:34:45,039 --> 00:34:46,301 Time to talk shop. 863 00:34:46,562 --> 00:34:47,868 No cameras, remember? 864 00:34:48,042 --> 00:34:49,478 Uh, cut. 865 00:34:49,652 --> 00:34:51,828 - How you doing, man? - I'm groovy. 866 00:34:52,090 --> 00:34:53,961 Feel like Tupac. Got a sing-along 867 00:34:54,135 --> 00:34:55,658 and a bologna sandwich walking into holding. 868 00:34:55,832 --> 00:34:57,573 [laughs] Hey, we wanted to catch you 869 00:34:57,747 --> 00:34:59,575 before we got into court. 870 00:34:59,749 --> 00:35:01,316 We have a problem. 871 00:35:04,232 --> 00:35:05,929 YUNGWOOD: What the hell? What happened to my numbers, man? 872 00:35:06,191 --> 00:35:07,583 It's Noisement. 873 00:35:07,757 --> 00:35:09,063 After your overnight surge, 874 00:35:09,237 --> 00:35:11,587 they deprioritized you. Show him. 875 00:35:11,761 --> 00:35:12,936 I type in "Booty Bass." 876 00:35:13,198 --> 00:35:15,200 The results still list "Bass Booty." 877 00:35:15,374 --> 00:35:16,331 YUNGWOOD: Aw, hell no. 878 00:35:16,592 --> 00:35:17,724 Aw, hell yes. 879 00:35:17,985 --> 00:35:19,117 And then, when I ignore the top search 880 00:35:19,291 --> 00:35:20,509 and I click on "Booty Bass," 881 00:35:20,770 --> 00:35:22,163 it just shows me other artists. 882 00:35:22,337 --> 00:35:24,731 They're intentionally suppressing your music. 883 00:35:25,906 --> 00:35:28,082 Bruh, I-I, I got to post this up online. 884 00:35:28,256 --> 00:35:29,997 No, no. Court first. 885 00:35:30,171 --> 00:35:31,651 All right, come on. 886 00:35:31,912 --> 00:35:33,174 OLIVIA: No, Your Honor, 887 00:35:33,348 --> 00:35:34,436 this case is about copyright infringement 888 00:35:34,610 --> 00:35:37,047 and proving who benefits from it. 889 00:35:37,309 --> 00:35:39,920 No, this is an emergency injunction about one song 890 00:35:40,094 --> 00:35:41,704 and not an indictment of capitalism. 891 00:35:41,965 --> 00:35:43,141 But this goes directly to damages... 892 00:35:43,315 --> 00:35:44,490 Let me understand first. 893 00:35:44,751 --> 00:35:46,883 You want to question a Spotify executive? 894 00:35:47,057 --> 00:35:48,015 A Noisement executive. 895 00:35:48,189 --> 00:35:49,538 Our client was deprioritized 896 00:35:49,712 --> 00:35:51,105 on Noisement's platform overnight, 897 00:35:51,279 --> 00:35:53,934 where 53% of consumers listen to music. 898 00:35:54,108 --> 00:35:56,023 - This company has a stranglehold on the market. - This is a wild 899 00:35:56,284 --> 00:35:58,504 - goose chase. - And we can prove immediate harm 900 00:35:58,678 --> 00:36:00,984 by showing how GAS and Noisement are colluding 901 00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:03,030 to flood the platform with AI copycats. 902 00:36:03,248 --> 00:36:05,337 MICHAEL: And worse yet, they reduce the residuals for artists 903 00:36:05,511 --> 00:36:08,253 in favor of AI because they've made a deal with GAS 904 00:36:08,427 --> 00:36:10,080 - to share in the profits. - This is absurd, Your Honor, 905 00:36:10,255 --> 00:36:12,518 all these accusations. 906 00:36:15,477 --> 00:36:18,263 Your Honor, I have an objection standing. 907 00:36:18,437 --> 00:36:19,873 One second. 908 00:36:22,745 --> 00:36:25,052 [music in Jimmy Buffett's style playing] 909 00:36:41,416 --> 00:36:42,635 Your Honor? 910 00:36:43,592 --> 00:36:45,072 I'm a fan of Jimmy Buffett. 911 00:36:45,246 --> 00:36:46,769 BAYARD: Mm-hmm. 912 00:36:46,987 --> 00:36:50,904 I listen to him at the law library and in the car. 913 00:36:51,078 --> 00:36:53,341 But this... 914 00:36:53,515 --> 00:36:56,301 is my entire streaming feed now. 915 00:36:57,954 --> 00:37:00,348 It's supposed to be Jimmy Buffett. 916 00:37:00,522 --> 00:37:02,959 It sounds like him, but it isn't. 917 00:37:03,133 --> 00:37:05,310 Your Honor, this has nothing to do with that. 918 00:37:05,571 --> 00:37:08,704 Is your client responsible for this blasphemy? 919 00:37:13,492 --> 00:37:14,623 Your Honor... 920 00:37:19,106 --> 00:37:20,803 ...I ask for a recess. 921 00:37:25,982 --> 00:37:27,201 Yes, and that's my cosigner account. 922 00:37:27,375 --> 00:37:28,681 JOSH: New Calvary Books-- 923 00:37:28,855 --> 00:37:30,160 that's your parents' business? 924 00:37:30,335 --> 00:37:31,249 Yes. 925 00:37:31,423 --> 00:37:32,424 I'm glad to see the account 926 00:37:32,685 --> 00:37:33,773 hasn't been breached yet. 927 00:37:33,947 --> 00:37:37,167 That balance of $248,900-- 928 00:37:37,342 --> 00:37:38,517 does that look correct? 929 00:37:38,734 --> 00:37:40,170 Yes, thankfully that's all there. 930 00:37:40,388 --> 00:37:43,391 All you need to do now is enter a new password. 931 00:37:43,565 --> 00:37:44,827 I can walk you through that. 932 00:37:45,088 --> 00:37:46,351 Just sent you a link. 933 00:37:46,612 --> 00:37:47,961 Feel free to enter your new password. 934 00:37:48,135 --> 00:37:50,268 Don't worry, I can't see it on my end. 935 00:37:55,795 --> 00:37:57,449 Done. 936 00:38:00,060 --> 00:38:02,062 Okay. I don't think I got that. 937 00:38:02,236 --> 00:38:05,500 Didn't get what? I thought you said it was private. 938 00:38:05,674 --> 00:38:07,285 Uh, yes. 939 00:38:07,459 --> 00:38:09,765 I mean, the system didn't update. 940 00:38:09,939 --> 00:38:11,245 Actually, let's try this. 941 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:13,508 There should be an option to give me remote access 942 00:38:13,682 --> 00:38:14,988 so I can help you more directly. 943 00:38:15,249 --> 00:38:18,034 Remote access. Uh-huh, I see a link 944 00:38:18,208 --> 00:38:20,254 with that option. Is this it? 945 00:38:20,428 --> 00:38:22,212 Yeah, that should be it. 946 00:38:22,387 --> 00:38:23,866 Good. Here goes. 947 00:38:26,739 --> 00:38:28,131 One second, Olivia. 948 00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:30,699 Just... receiving. 949 00:38:30,873 --> 00:38:33,049 Receiving. 950 00:38:35,313 --> 00:38:37,053 I think something might be wrong. 951 00:38:37,227 --> 00:38:39,621 I'm seeing the money and my... 952 00:38:44,017 --> 00:38:45,584 Wait, what did you just send me? 953 00:38:45,758 --> 00:38:47,890 A little gift. 954 00:38:48,151 --> 00:38:49,327 Good luck opening it. 955 00:38:49,588 --> 00:38:51,894 [speaks Polish] 956 00:38:52,068 --> 00:38:54,114 What'd you just do, you stupid American hick? 957 00:38:54,288 --> 00:38:56,595 OLIVIA: I took back my brother's $70,000 958 00:38:56,769 --> 00:38:57,900 and dumped the rest, 959 00:38:58,074 --> 00:38:59,685 - you... - [disconnect tone] 960 00:39:00,425 --> 00:39:02,731 [speaks Polish] ...malware. 961 00:39:05,081 --> 00:39:06,518 [speaking Polish] 962 00:39:13,176 --> 00:39:14,221 [alarm blaring] 963 00:39:14,395 --> 00:39:16,832 [speaks Polish] 964 00:39:17,006 --> 00:39:19,182 [groaning] 965 00:39:26,059 --> 00:39:27,408 Ah. 966 00:39:27,582 --> 00:39:29,279 Ms. Siffre, we waited for you. 967 00:39:29,454 --> 00:39:32,282 Thank you, Mr. Diamond. 968 00:39:33,153 --> 00:39:34,720 Without conceding any infringement, 969 00:39:34,981 --> 00:39:37,331 my client agrees to delete all songs 970 00:39:37,505 --> 00:39:38,854 on the Noisement platform 971 00:39:39,072 --> 00:39:41,770 that would compete with Mr. Yungwood's catalog. 972 00:39:41,944 --> 00:39:44,033 Stop the slop, Pop. 973 00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:46,601 And compensation? 974 00:39:46,862 --> 00:39:48,647 As a goodwill gesture, 975 00:39:48,908 --> 00:39:52,041 GAS will compensate him $1 million in damages, 976 00:39:52,215 --> 00:39:55,610 providing he signs an NDA. 977 00:39:57,830 --> 00:39:59,919 So that mean I gotta keep my mouth shut? 978 00:40:00,093 --> 00:40:02,182 Mm-hmm. 979 00:40:02,356 --> 00:40:03,792 Can you give us a minute? 980 00:40:03,966 --> 00:40:05,185 So where do I sign? 981 00:40:05,490 --> 00:40:06,839 Are you crazy? That's not nearly enough. 982 00:40:07,013 --> 00:40:08,493 - We could double it. - Nah, man. 983 00:40:08,754 --> 00:40:10,190 Let's-let's call it a day, all right? 984 00:40:10,495 --> 00:40:12,888 I mean, the publicity is worth more than the settlement. 985 00:40:13,062 --> 00:40:14,673 I'm-a blow up on Noisement. 986 00:40:14,847 --> 00:40:16,675 Not with an NDA. 987 00:40:16,936 --> 00:40:18,241 Okay, well, that's why I got my manager 988 00:40:18,503 --> 00:40:20,113 to hire a bot farm in Peru 989 00:40:20,287 --> 00:40:21,462 to boost my numbers. 990 00:40:21,723 --> 00:40:23,464 Two million hits just this morning. 991 00:40:23,638 --> 00:40:25,031 From bots? 992 00:40:25,335 --> 00:40:26,989 Yeah, I'm tired of getting ripped off, brother. 993 00:40:27,163 --> 00:40:29,165 It's time for me to get off the auction block, 994 00:40:29,427 --> 00:40:30,863 start beating the block. 995 00:40:31,037 --> 00:40:32,430 That's Jigga Man Jay-Z. 996 00:40:32,604 --> 00:40:34,432 [chuckles] 997 00:40:34,693 --> 00:40:35,868 Okay. 998 00:40:36,042 --> 00:40:37,260 We'll settle. 999 00:40:37,478 --> 00:40:38,827 But you should keep our number handy. 1000 00:40:39,001 --> 00:40:40,525 Just in case Noisement sues you for fraud. 1001 00:40:40,699 --> 00:40:41,787 Oh, they definitely are. 1002 00:40:42,048 --> 00:40:42,875 - Yeah. - Yeah. 1003 00:40:43,049 --> 00:40:44,267 One sec. 1004 00:40:46,661 --> 00:40:48,054 - Are you heading out? - Yeah. 1005 00:40:48,228 --> 00:40:50,012 My flight's in a-- oof, an hour. 1006 00:40:50,273 --> 00:40:51,231 Well, I'm driving you. 1007 00:40:51,536 --> 00:40:53,451 No, I got a cab. He's out front. 1008 00:40:54,974 --> 00:40:56,105 I love you, yeah? 1009 00:40:56,279 --> 00:40:57,498 I love you. 1010 00:40:57,759 --> 00:40:59,457 Don't be a stranger. Come home some time. 1011 00:40:59,631 --> 00:41:00,806 Christmas? 1012 00:41:01,067 --> 00:41:02,372 Right, Christmas. 1013 00:41:02,547 --> 00:41:03,591 [laughs] 1014 00:41:03,939 --> 00:41:05,201 Well, Mom thought I could convince you 1015 00:41:05,375 --> 00:41:07,900 to come home sooner, but looking around, 1016 00:41:08,074 --> 00:41:09,510 I don't know. 1017 00:41:09,684 --> 00:41:11,164 I think you found your home. 1018 00:41:12,034 --> 00:41:13,819 [electronic dance music playing] 1019 00:41:15,255 --> 00:41:16,648 VIK: Uh, can we get menus? 1020 00:41:18,388 --> 00:41:20,129 We didn't order these. 1021 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:22,088 Do you come here often? 1022 00:41:22,262 --> 00:41:24,438 No. Christy suggested it. 1023 00:41:24,612 --> 00:41:26,135 ["Booty Bass" playing] 1024 00:41:26,309 --> 00:41:28,486 We're not gonna talk much, are we? 1025 00:41:28,747 --> 00:41:29,965 I don't think so. 1026 00:41:30,139 --> 00:41:31,358 Not here. 1027 00:41:31,619 --> 00:41:33,665 ♪ Booty bass, take me home... ♪ 1028 00:41:33,839 --> 00:41:35,362 Did you arrange this? 1029 00:41:35,536 --> 00:41:36,885 No. Why? 1030 00:41:37,059 --> 00:41:40,193 It's a-- it's-it's our client. 1031 00:41:40,454 --> 00:41:42,412 And a bot farm in Peru. 1032 00:41:43,805 --> 00:41:47,635 ♪ Yeah, it's that booty bass you know that booty bass ♪ 1033 00:41:47,809 --> 00:41:49,332 ♪ Ya bass booty, ya get the boot...♪ 1034 00:41:49,594 --> 00:41:50,377 Let's go. 1035 00:41:50,551 --> 00:41:51,378 You want to leave? 1036 00:41:51,552 --> 00:41:52,988 No, I want to dance. 1037 00:41:53,162 --> 00:41:54,642 I don't dance. 1038 00:41:54,816 --> 00:41:56,035 Neither do I. 1039 00:41:56,209 --> 00:41:58,080 Let's go. 1040 00:41:58,254 --> 00:42:00,126 ♪ Hit the gym and get your weight up ♪ 1041 00:42:00,300 --> 00:42:01,344 ♪ Until that booty's straight ♪ 1042 00:42:01,519 --> 00:42:02,607 ♪ Dis dat booty bass ♪ 1043 00:42:02,868 --> 00:42:04,347 ♪ For all the booty hate ♪ 1044 00:42:04,522 --> 00:42:05,697 ♪ Kiss it where the sun don't shine ♪ 1045 00:42:05,871 --> 00:42:07,089 ♪ Now how that booty taste? ♪ 1046 00:42:07,350 --> 00:42:08,438 ♪ Booty bass, take me home ♪ 1047 00:42:08,613 --> 00:42:10,397 ♪ Gonna ride it all night long ♪ 1048 00:42:10,571 --> 00:42:12,399 ♪ It's the booty bass ♪ 1049 00:42:12,573 --> 00:42:14,096 ♪ Oh ♪ 1050 00:42:14,270 --> 00:42:16,882 ♪ That's the booty bass. ♪ 1051 00:42:21,495 --> 00:42:24,890 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1052 00:42:25,151 --> 00:42:29,111 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org