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Novel Deepfake Song Pulled from Music Streaming Services After Allegedly Violating Artist's Rights

April 17, 2023

The deepfake performance of "Heart On My Sleeve" created to mimic the voice and musical styles of Drake and The Weeknd is no longer available on several streaming services after their record label served copyright takedown notices to the platforms.
Alleged deployer
@ghostwriter
Alleged developer
unknown
Alleged harmed parties
universal-music-group, the-weeknd, drake

Source

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