Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens Drake With Lawsuit Over AI Voice Imitation

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Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens Drake With Lawsuit Over AI Voice Imitation

Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens Drake , With Lawsuit Over AI Voice Imitation.

Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens Drake , With Lawsuit Over AI Voice Imitation.

Drake has received a cease-and-desist letter from the late rapper's estate for using an AI-generated version of Tupac's voice in his new song, "Taylor Made (Freestyle).".

Drake has received a cease-and-desist letter from the late rapper's estate for using an AI-generated version of Tupac's voice in his new song, "Taylor Made (Freestyle).".

The song, a diss track against Kendrick Lamar, was released via Instagram on April 19.

The song, a diss track against Kendrick Lamar, was released via Instagram on April 19.

On April 24, 'USA TODAY' obtained a letter in which the estate says it's "deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac's voice and personality in the 'Taylor Made (Freestyle)' record.".

We demand that you immediately cease and desist from any further publication and exploitation of the Record, and that you immediately take ALL NECESSARY steps to remove it from all platforms where it is publicly available, Via cease-and-desist letter to Drake.

The letter went on to assert that the song is "a flagrant violation of Tupac's publicity and the Estate's legal rights.".

The Estate would never have given its approval for this use, Via cease-and-desist letter to Drake.

The unauthorized, equally dismaying use of Tupac's voice against Kendrick Lamar, a good friend to the Estate who has given nothing but respect to Tupac and his legacy publicly and privately, compounds the insult, Via cease-and-desist letter to Drake.

The letter also asks Drake to think about "the harm that unauthorized AI impersonations can cause to artists, including yourself.".

The letter also asks Drake to think about "the harm that unauthorized AI impersonations can cause to artists, including yourself.".

In addition to the estate demanding that the song be removed from the internet by April 25.

It would like to know "how the sound-alike was created and the persons or company that created it, including all recordings and other data 'scraped' or used."


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