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A fake app masquerading as password manager LastPass just got pulled from the App Store
A fake app that was masquerading as password manager LastPass on the App Store has been removed, whether by Apple or the fake app’s developer is yet unclear — Apple has not commented. The illegitimate app was listed under an individual developer’s name (Parvati Patel) and copied LastPass’s branding and user interface in an attempt […]
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AI-generated Drake and The Weeknd song pulled from streaming platforms
If you spent almost any time on the internet this week, you probably saw a lot of chatter about “Heart on My Sleeve.” The song went viral for featuring AI-generated voices that do a pretty good job of mimicking Drake and The Weeknd singing about a recent breakup.
Listen to this AI generated song featuring Drake & The Weeknd.
It goes so damn hard.
It’s by “Ghostwriter977” on TikTok and it’s blowing up on socials + streaming platforms.
UMG, which controls around 1/3 of the global music market, has already asked streaming platforms to ban… pic.twitter.com/roz2EfI48M
— Roberto Nickson (@rpnickson) April 16, 2023
On Monday, Apple Music and Spotify pulled the track following a complaint from Universal Music Group, the label that represents the real-life versions of the two Toronto-born artists. A day later, YouTube, Amazon, SoundCloud, Tidal, Deezer and TikTok did the same.
At least, they tried to comply with the complaint, but as is always the case with the internet, you can still find the song on websites like YouTube. Before it was removed from Spotify, “Heart on My Sleeve” was a bonafide hit. People streamed the track more than 600,000 times. On TikTok, where the creator of the song, the aptly named Ghostwriter977, first uploaded it, users listened to “Heart on My Sleeve” more than 15 million times.
In a statement Universal Music Group shared with publications like Music Business Worldwide, the label argued the training of a generative AI using the voices of Drake and The Weeknd was “a breach of our agreements and a violation of copyright law.” The company added that streaming platforms had a “legal and ethical responsibility to prevent the use of their services in ways that harm artists.”
It’s fair to say the music industry, much like the rest of society, now finds itself at an inflection point over the use of AI. While there are obvious ethical issues related to the creation of “Heart on My Sleeve,” it’s unclear if it’s a violation of traditional copyright law. In March, the US Copyright Office said art, including music, cannot be copyrighted if it was produced by providing a text prompt to a generative AI model. However, the office left the door open to granting copyright protections to works with AI-generated elements.
“The answer will depend on the circumstances, particularly how the AI tool operates and how it was used to create the final work,” it said. “This is necessarily a case-by-case inquiry. If a work’s traditional elements of authorship were produced by a machine, the work lacks human authorship and the Office will not register it.” In the case of “Heart on My Sleeve,” complicating matters is that the song was written by a human being. It’s impossible to say how a court challenge would play out. What is clear is that we’re only the start of a very long discussion about the role of AI in music.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/copyright-in-spotlight-after-streaming-platforms-pull-ai-generated-drake-song-183513972.html?src=rss
Raoul Moat took Dad from us when he pulled the trigger …now ITV’s making us relive it, says PC David Rathband’s daughter
THE daughter of one of Raoul Moat’s victims says the gunman took her dad “as soon as he pulled the trigger” – and now the family has to relive their agony thanks to ITV’s drama.
Mia Rathband was just 14 when her badly wounded dad PC David Rathband took his own life in 2012.
David Rathband killed himself in 2012 after being shot in the face by Moat[/caption]
Daughter Mia has said the new series is making them relive the horror[/caption]
Moat went on a shooting spree in 2010[/caption]
The police officer was blasted in the face at close range twice by bodybuilder and ex-bouncer Moat, 37, in 2010.
David, 42, was blinded in the horror attack and after two years of struggling with his disability, killed himself.
Now in her first interview, Mia has said the three-part ITV drama is very “painful” and she doesn’t “understand why it’s needed”.
The new series which ends tonight dramatises Moat’s terrifying rampage – which saw him kill one victim and injure two.
Just 12 years old at the time, Mia was celebrating her birthday with friends at a sleepover the night Moat shot her dad.
The dad-of-two wasn’t meant to be working that night but picked up the extra shift.
Mia, now 24, recalled the moment she woke in the middle of the night and could tell something was wrong.
She told the Daily Mail: “I do remember feeling that something wasn’t right. My mum wasn’t there, but one of our neighbours was.
“She said Mum was at the hospital because my dad had had an accident at work.
“I thought it was a car accident, because he was a traffic officer.”
Walking into the hospital the following morning, Mia was told ” your dad doesn’t look the same” as her mum broke the news he’d been shot.
Mia added: “You know in films where everything around you stops? It was like that. I don’t think I could even process it.”
Previously convicted Moat went on a rampage after he was freed from jail.
He tracked down ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart and her new boyfriend Chris Brown, 29, 13 years ago.
After firing a shotgun through a window in Gateshead, Moat killed Chris while injuring Sam.
Warped Moat then blasted David at random in his parked patrol car after going looking for a policeman to murder.
David’s twin brother Darren Rathband has said “the victims were never a priority” when it came to filming the drama series.
He said: “This ITV drama should be a comedy — or at least a parody set with the Benny Hill theme music.
“The victims were never a priority. ITV have ignored the sentiment, and have paid the relatives lip service.”
Moat’s long-lost dad Peter Blake, 81, said the series should “never have been made” as it will “re-traumatise” his grandkids.
Moat’s daughter Katelaine Fitzpatrick, 24, previously told The Sun the series will “bring the horror back“.
The mum, who admits she’s ashamed to call Moat her dad, said: “For many it will just be a crime drama on telly, but for me and his victims, and the family of his victims, this is our life.
“He was a monster. He ruined so many lives and I don’t think it will ever stop affecting my life.”
The Hunt for Raoul Moat started on ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday, 16 April. Episode two aired Monday, 17 April and episode three airs Tuesday, 18 April.
PC Rathband arriving in court with wife Katherine and son Ash to give evidence against Moat[/caption]
Rihanna Reportedly Pulled Out of Glastonbury 2023 Due to Pregnancy
Rihanna may have made it to the Super Bowl Halftime Show to fulfil her duties as headliner, however it’s being reported that other major slots had to be let go in light of the singer’s pregnancy.
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According to the Daily Mail, RiRi was set to headline Glastonbury 2023 alongside Elton John this Summer.
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