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Diamond Member
AI interpretations are on the rise, and Taylor Swift is the latest artist to take a legal stance against the increasing threats.
Acting on behalf of the singer, Swift’s company TAS Management filed three trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office on April 24, two of which relate to sound trademarks protecting Swift’s voice represented by the phrases ‘Hey, it's Taylor Swift’ and ‘Hey, it’s Taylor’ — which she’s known for saying several times during her live performances.
The third trademark relates to visual protections, where a photo of her ‘holding a pink guitar, with a black strap and wearing a multi-colored iridescent bodysuit with silver boots’ (as described in the application) has been used to represent her image. The filings were first spotted by intellectual property attorney Josh Gerben, but Swift’s team has yet to provide a comment on the status of the applications.
At the moment, it’s quite an uncertain time to be a musician, or any public figure in entertainment for that matter, and Swift’s latest legal action shows how increasingly concerned artists are becoming for the safeguarding of their identities against AI.
OK, I know she's just some woman who sings songs made for cat ranchers but is there any way that both Taylor Swift and AI can lose?
For me that would be the ideal outcome.
