Taylor Swift Registers Voice as Trademark.
Taylor Swift is protecting her voice and image by filing trademarks. This is in response to concerns about artificial intelligence. She is being sued over her album title, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’.
Taylor Swift has applied to trademark audio clips and a photograph of herself. She wants to prevent others from using her voice or image in artificial intelligence. A lawsuit has been filed against her regarding the album title ‘The Life of a Showgirl’. Maren Wade claims the title infringes on her existing trademark, ‘Confessions of a Showgirl’. Legal experts believe this action could help protect her against deepfakes. This follows a similar move by Matthew McConaughey to protect his image from AI.
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Highlights
Swift Protects Voice
Taylor Swift filed trademarks for her voice and a photo to prevent AI deepfakes.
Trademark for Album Title
Taylor Swift is suing over the album title ‘The Life of a Showgirl’.
Legal Dispute Over Album
The lawsuit claims the album title infringes on a previous work.
AI Protection Strategy
Taylor Swift registers her brand to fight misuse by artificial intelligence.
Legal Experts' View
Legal experts believe the registration offers protection against deepfakes.
Perspectives
- Taylor Swift is protecting her voice and image.
- She is taking action against deepfakes.
- AI is being used to create fake audio and images.
- The use of AI raises questions about intellectual property.
The primary concern is the threat of deepfakes and AI misuse of her voice.
ZEIT Online, RTL Nieuws, New
The lawsuit over ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is the main issue, not AI.
Le Monde, El País