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Lizzo Harassment Lawsuit, Taylor Swift Deepfakes, Earth Wind & Fire Case & More Top Legal News
In this week’s Legal Beat, a case against Lizzo moves forward, deepfakes of Taylor Swift raise alarm bells, an update on the Earth Wind & Fire trademark case and more.
Turns out, legal experts say the ugly incident is a sign of things to come, as artificial intelligence tools make deepfakes easier to create and tech companies scale back content moderation. NOT IN BK – A federal judge overseeing Jam Master Jay’s murder trial in Brooklyn ruled that prosecutors could not cite rap lyrics written by the rapper’s alleged killer as evidence against him – in the process, wading into one of music law’s thorniest issues. After offering a sweeping historical overview of hip hop’s past, the judge warned that general themes of violence and crime have become “so prevalent within the genre that they have little, if any, probative value at trial.” As a result, she said they should only be admitted if they have a clear, direct connection to the facts of the case: “Music artists should be free to create without fear that their lyrics could be unfairly used against them.”
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