• EndOfLine@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The actor has instead acquired a soundmark from the U.S. Patent And Trademark Office on “a man saying ‘ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT’, wherein the first syllable of the first two words is at a lower pitch than the second syllable, and the first syllable of the last word is at a higher pitch than the second syllable.”

    Only when “a man” says it? That sounds problematic and easily circumvented by AI, which is what the trademark was intended to protect against.