So me and him have been friends for like 9 or 10 years. Basically since we were kids. Full bro code. Been through way too much stuff together in life.
He’s in a different uni now and he’s crazy passionate about music. Like composing, singing, playing instruments, all of it. It’s his thing.
During our uni fest, I used one of his tracks that he was about to drop on YouTube soon. I ran it through some AI tools, added a bit of lyrics, tweaked a few beats, and submitted it for a competition. Ended up winning.
I even got laid after that.
Next day I called him thinking he’d be hyped, like we’d laugh about it and he’d be proud or something. But for the first time in our whole friendship, he got genuinely mad at me. Now he’s barely talking to me.
I honestly thought it was just music. But now I kinda feel messed up because it’s not just music to him. It’s the thing he actually cares about but still it was to get laid and uni competition nd the uni reel with that track got more views than he’s ever gotten on his YT, which probably made it worse.
I don’t think it was something worth getting this angry over… but now I feel bad for basiccally ruining my friendship over this shi
AITA?
You cannot be serious. YTA.
YTA. The word “stealing” is right in your question, and that’s an asshole move. If that’s “full bro code” behavior, I’d hate to see how you treat people you don’t consider friends.
I feel like this has to be rage bait. I mean, no one steals their friend’s passion and creation, runs it through something that steals and modifies it, and publicizes it, but thinks it’s justified because they got laid and won a competition. No freaking way.
YTA for the rage bait or you’re one for the theft and mutilation of your friend’s work, but either way, you are an AH.
literally sounds like the plot in a late 90’s/early 2000’s movie.
YTA! Take down the reel and the music you stole form him. He was unlucky he thought you were trustworthy enough to share sth he’s so passionate about with you
Sorry, but massive YTA. Using his art for your personal gain and thinking he’d be cool with it is like expecting him to be okay with being a side character in his own life.
YTA i only read the headline and i know.
YTA and a huge one and all that to get laid!
Your post should include the word plagiarism.
YTA. Stealing is stealing and you stole the thing that had a piece of his soul in it.
YTA. You stole his art, won awards, got laid, then expected him to clap. Unreal.
Yeah… you kinda are.
It wasn’t “just music.” It was his unreleased track. You took something he poured himself into, ran it through AI, tweaked it, entered a competition, won, and didn’t even ask him first. That’s not bro code. That’s using his work for clout.
From his side, it probably feels like you took the one thing he’s deeply passionate about and made it about a win and getting laid. The views thing probably stung too.
It might not have felt big to you, but it was big to him. If you care about the friendship, own it fully. No excuses. Just apologize and admit you crossed a line.
I took someone’s work that they spent 80 hours on to make, put in 1 hour to change little things, and gave him no credit for his work thinking that it was funny?? Uh, have you looked up lawsuits from stolen work? Yea.. he could have a lawsuit against you right now that would ruin your life for the next 40 years.. no t to mention your job losses as a lot of places will never hire you after that. So yea.. really funny. Better hope he doesn’t press charges or take you to court over it.
YTA
Feels fake, but if not …
Even if you didn’t know him, even if he didn’t care. YTA for passing someone else’s composition off as your own.
Apologise. And own up to the competition and get it taken down.