Taylor Swift is stepping up the legal war on AI copycats

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Trademark applications filed by Taylor Swift could serve as another legal tool to combat AI fakes. Trademark applications filed by Taylor Swift could serve as another legal tool to combat AI fakes. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Taylor Swift has been at the center of AI imitation controversies for years, and now, she’s become the latest celebrity who’s escalating attempts to protect herself from AI copycats. As usual, however, the legal system intersects with technology in complicated ways — and Swift’s efforts may be a long shot. In trademark applications filed last week, Swift’s team asked for protection for two phrases spoken by the singer: “Hey, it’s Taylor Swift” and “Hey, it’s Taylor.” The trademark applications, filed by TAS Rights Management on behalf of Swift, include audio