Fake copyright claims are the newest scam in the music industry, and most producers don't know it exists until their music and royalties are frozen. Music lawyer Sander Petit joins me to explain how it works, and why it's so hard to fight when anyone can file a claim.

We also get into AI and why AI-generated music isn't protected by copyright, what those new AI clauses in your contracts actually mean, and how to release a bootleg the right way without getting a claim yourself.

Sander came up inside dance music as a DJ and bootleg maker before becoming a lawyer, so this is practical, honest, and grounded in real cases. Essential listening if you take your career seriously.

Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:25) What Sander does and Backstage Legal
(02:47) Bridging the legal world and the studio
(07:50) What clients are asking now
(12:33) The new fake copyright claim scam
(15:00) The account set to zero
(17:56) Fighting an anonymous claim
(19:55) The damage to the algorithm
(21:30) Why every artist needs a lawyer
(24:04) AI and the music industry
(26:55) Why AI music isn't protected
(31:35) Platforms fighting AI music
(33:41) The Kraftwerk sampling case
(35:42) Bootlegs: releasing one legally
(39:06) Reperforming vs using the master
(42:30) Legal fees and making the pie bigger
(46:34) Closing questions