Taylor Swift Trademarks Voice Clips, Image to Fight AI Deepfakes

0:00It's April 27th. This is Entertainment in celebrity news, today pop culture powered by AI. Taylor Swift just dropped trademark filings for two audio clips of her voice and one image of herself, all aimed at shielding her from AI deepfakes, messing with her likeness. These went in on Friday to the U.S. Patton and trademark office under her company T.A.S. Rights Management. One clip has her plugging a fake album called The Life of a Showgirl on Amazon Music Unlimited and the other pushes pre-saving it on Spotify for. October 3rd release. The image shows her rocking a sequined outfit with a pink guitar on stage. Deepfakes have been all over Swift's voice and face, from bogus ads and political spots to straight up explicit stuff and celebs like Matthew. McConaughey have gotten similar protections approved already. Trademark attorney Josh Kerbin broke it down, saying these filings plug gaps in old laws like right of publicity since AI can whip up new content, mimicking voices without copying

1:00real recordings. This move sets a fresh precedent for voice trademarks and courts, giving stars stronger tools to fight back as AI keeps evolving.