art Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Ah, auto-tune, the popular vocal effect used by producers to correct a singer's pitch. It's impossible to turn on modern hip-hop radio these days without hearing it. Now T-Pain, the R&B singer and producer widely credited with popularizing auto-tune, is suing Antares Technologies, the company that first developed it. For years, T-Pain and Antares enjoyed a fruitful business relationship that gave modern singing a synthetic shine and drove vocal purists absolutely nuts. But T-Pain has partnered with a new company, Izotope, and intends to promote his own voice-manipulation product called "The T-Pain Effect." So he's suing Antares in order to distance himself from the company. According to a complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court in California and first revealed by AllHipHop.com, T-Pain claims Antares continues to use his image and likeness in advertisements, packaging and marketing materials. The singer/producer believes that the continued implication of an endorsement will confuse and mislead the public and damage sales for his own new technologies, including the "I Am T-Pain Mic." The guy who did more than anyone to let singers sound not like themselves now is demanding an injunction to prevent Antavares from using his name, photograph, likeness, and oh yes, his voice. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/legal-and-management/t-pain-sues-auto-tune-inventor-1005296172.story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 This dumb muthafucka. Business smart at first, but he is a dumb muthafucka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 For the people who don't know what irony is..this is a good example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Cher wants her share of his profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Cher wants her share of his profits. Believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Believe Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Yes. I fucking CANNOT with you and these Babs .gifs :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 He might have a case. It's called "appropriation". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimAdamz Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--- Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 It looks like he has a case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 he does have a case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaLpHieReBeL516 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 there goes a friendship over stupid shit, money is def the root of all evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 For the people who don't know what irony is..this is a good example. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Yes. ki! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 So he's suing the people that gave him a career? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackboy Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 So he's suing the people that gave him a career? Akon gave him his career, not some maker of auto-tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.omner Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Ah, auto-tune, the popular vocal effect used by producers to correct a singer's pitch. It's impossible to turn on modern hip-hop radio these days without hearing it. Now T-Pain, the R&B singer and producer widely credited with popularizing auto-tune, is suing Antares Technologies, the company that first developed it. For years, T-Pain and Antares enjoyed a fruitful business relationship that gave modern singing a synthetic shine and drove vocal purists absolutely nuts. But T-Pain has partnered with a new company, Izotope, and intends to promote his own voice-manipulation product called "The T-Pain Effect." So he's suing Antares in order to distance himself from the company. According to a complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court in California and first revealed by AllHipHop.com, T-Pain claims Antares continues to use his image and likeness in advertisements, packaging and marketing materials. The singer/producer believes that the continued implication of an endorsement will confuse and mislead the public and damage sales for his own new technologies, including the "I Am T-Pain Mic." The guy who did more than anyone to let singers sound not like themselves now is demanding an injunction to prevent Antavares from using his name, photograph, likeness, and oh yes, his voice. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/legal-and-management/t-pain-sues-auto-tune-inventor-1005296172.story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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