[ti]ecstatic[/ti]Look out tribs, Jane Horrocks (Little Voice), impersonators!
Jan 27, 2023 18:21:18 GMT
Post by granny on Jan 27, 2023 18:21:18 GMT
Rick Astley sues rapper Yung Gravy over voice imitation
‘The imitation of Mr Astley’s voice was so successful the public believed it was actually Mr Astley singing,’ Astley’s lawyers said
In a lawsuit filed on Thursday (26 January) in a Los Angeles court, Astley, 56, claimed that Gravy’s track “Betty (Get Money)” violated his right to publicity by mimicking the distinctive voice he used in his 1987 song “Never Gonna Give You Up”.
“In an effort to capitalise off of the immense popularity and goodwill of Mr Astley, defendants … conspired to include a deliberate and nearly indistinguishable imitation of Mr Astley’s voice throughout the song,” Astley’s lawyers said, per Deadline.
“Mr Astley owns his voice. California law is clear since the Bette Midler case more than 30 years ago that nobody has the right to imitate or use it without his permission.”
www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rick-astley-yung-gravy-lawsuit-b2270379.html
‘The imitation of Mr Astley’s voice was so successful the public believed it was actually Mr Astley singing,’ Astley’s lawyers said
In a lawsuit filed on Thursday (26 January) in a Los Angeles court, Astley, 56, claimed that Gravy’s track “Betty (Get Money)” violated his right to publicity by mimicking the distinctive voice he used in his 1987 song “Never Gonna Give You Up”.
“In an effort to capitalise off of the immense popularity and goodwill of Mr Astley, defendants … conspired to include a deliberate and nearly indistinguishable imitation of Mr Astley’s voice throughout the song,” Astley’s lawyers said, per Deadline.
“Mr Astley owns his voice. California law is clear since the Bette Midler case more than 30 years ago that nobody has the right to imitate or use it without his permission.”
www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rick-astley-yung-gravy-lawsuit-b2270379.html
