My paternal uncle was an aspiring songwriter in the 1940s. One of his songs was stolen by Tex Ritter and became a big hit. My uncle turned to alcohol and ended up leaving his wife and kids for a couple of yrs until he came to his senses. Those royalties would have changed his life for the better, which is why the theft was so painful, especially when Tex was already established in the music scene.
Well the good news is now with AI, anybody can write a song.
Oh no. It’s a brutal business. I know a bunch of songs I heard where outright stolen in the 50s and 60s.