Taylor Swift trademarks 'This Sick Beat' and other '1989' phrases

[shaneybaby 450]

i love her lol she does no wrong for me 

 

 

trademark that **** n make ur merch boo 

[StrawberryBlond 13,289]

Just when this girl couldn't get any more unlikeable, she does. To think she was once that humble, curly haired girl who wore "t-shirts and sneakers" and sat "on the bleachers" and now she's no longer relatable, stuck-up and money hungry. I would be pi**sed if my favourite artists went through a transformation like this when they became super rich. For her to think that "this sick beat" hasn't already been said umpteen times and that "nice to meet you, where you been" is some sort of groundbreaking lyric that needs to be protected, she is well and truly delusional. Some of you are out of your minds for thinking this situation is right and/or funny. This reminds me of Beyonce and Jay Z trying to get Blue Ivy's name trademarked and this woman got contacted by their management because she had a company called Blue Ivy...despite the fact that the company was around long before Blue Ivy was even conceived. Certain people really do sell their soul to the devil when they reach a certain level of fame and live in a completely different world where logic and fairness don't exist. No way will I ever give one penny of my money to these egomaniacs.

[MonSwiftAnton 3,652]

Maybe she wouldn't have to worry about making money if people didn't illegal download ****. 

 

 

I do use spotify premium, but that didn't suit her.

[Redstreak 6,651]

I do use spotify premium, but that didn't suit her.

Spotify Premium did suit her, but it didn't suit Spotify.

[Prometheus 1,494]

How can you trade mark a phrase, you didn't write the English Dictionary, wot right do you have to any of those things.

Same reasoning why I can write a poem or novel and have it copyrighted.

[inuborg 4,135]

How, how can you trademark things that were already cliches? 

[Judas Oyster 1,866]

Smart business move.

Why is trademarking some frases that smart? I don't understand tbh.

I understand what it is, and is good trademarking if you have a slogan and a brand to promote... But she got the rights for some frases that she used in a song? Now people can't use those... WHAT if she would buy every frase ever? Little after little, only she could write the lyrics, or she would have to get money from artist using the same frase... That's not fair for example new artists coming up.

I just don't see the point if it is for her lyrics and not for promoting reasons of a product.

[Muh 144]

 

She's so thirsty for the money

 

 

What song is "Party Like It's 1989" line from?

[mr.peter 3,515]

 

 

 

What song is "Party Like It's 1989" line from?

 

 

[Vernier 3,786]

Gaga should trademark "we could belong together, ARTPOP" :lollipop:

[Allan 3,079]

Gotta start conversations now like "Nice to meet you, where you been?â„¢" and "Wow this song has this sick beatâ„¢" 

[GHGUY 230]

Same reasoning why I can write a poem or novel and have it copyrighted.

You need to stop there is a difference between owning writing in a body of work whether it be a poem or essay vs a phrase, half a phrase in my opinion that is so generic and very likely to be used together that it's ridiculous in my opinion... If she trademarked "I'm just gonna shake shake shake shake" then yeah these words paired together are very unique and very identifyable to Taylor Swift. It is not out of the realm of possibilities to use "this sick beat" for whatever reason by the common person and it is therefore not very unique to Taylor Swifts work to be trademarked. What she did is ridiculous and not comparable to the examples you provided

:thetea:

[Silver 47]

Just when this girl couldn't get any more unlikeable, she does. To think she was once that humble, curly haired girl who wore "t-shirts and sneakers" and sat "on the bleachers" and now she's no longer relatable, stuck-up and money hungry. I would be pi**sed if my favourite artists went through a transformation like this when they became super rich. For her to think that "this sick beat" hasn't already been said umpteen times and that "nice to meet you, where you been" is some sort of groundbreaking lyric that needs to be protected, she is well and truly delusional. Some of you are out of your minds for thinking this situation is right and/or funny. This reminds me of Beyonce and Jay Z trying to get Blue Ivy's name trademarked and this woman got contacted by their management because she had a company called Blue Ivy...despite the fact that the company was around long before Blue Ivy was even conceived. Certain people really do sell their soul to the devil when they reach a certain level of fame and live in a completely different world where logic and fairness don't exist. No way will I ever give one penny of my money to these egomaniacs.

 

I like how you brought up her "humble" beginnings because a lot of people bring that up to spout their bullsh*t. Yes, she started out as a curly haired teenager her writes her songs, but now she's a superstar that writes her own songs. America saw Taylor grow up, and I'm starting to think that seeing her transformation is starting to hurt her image. Taylor isn't a teenager anymore, she grew up. 

 

You say she's "no longer relatable, stuck-up and money hungry," but those things could not be farther from the truth; She is still relatable through her music. Although her fan base can not relate to her being a super popstar they can still relate to what she writes about, and she writes them well. Even in a song like "Bad Blood," a song that is so clearly about something that happened in her own life, Taylor writes so that it can be relatable to her fans' lives and stuggles. 

 

You say Taylor is stuck-up, which again is not true. Every fan that has met Taylor through her T-Party or Club Red (her meet and greets after show) have said that she is one of the nicest people to walk on the earth. Almost every celebrity adores her, and Taylor adores her fans. How can someone that is stuck-up invite her fans to her home to listen to an album a month before, send her fans holiday gifts, and interact with her fans on tumblr? You may say that she is doing that for publicity, but if you actually believe that you are so far into YOU'RE delusion I see no way for you to ever get out. 

 

Finally, you say that Taylor is money hungry. Again, Taylor is pop music superstar, and at this point in the game, she has made her name a brand. Taylor didn't take her music out of spotify just because. She has said in previous interviews that she didn't believe that spotify payed enough money to the ARTISTS and that she believes that music, music that is not necessarily her own, should be viewed as ART and should hold value. Taylor didn't take her music out of spotify because they weren't paying HER enough, she took her music off of spotify because they weren't paying ARTISTS enough. She wanted to set a precedent, a precedent that I completely believe in. 

 

Now to the issue at hand, the trademarking. We don't even know if it was her idea to do it. Taylor isn't a one-women show, she has a team behind her that knows how to market. You say the lyrics HER TEAM chose to trademarked aren't groundbreaking, and you're right they aren't. Her team decided to trademark them because the people selling ILLEGAL merchandise outside of her venues are out of control. Her team wants to put a stop to illegal sellers, nothing more nothing less. 

Too bad she can't trademark her men *eyeroll*

 

It's cute that you eye rolled because that's exactly what I did when I read your slut-shaming and misogynistic comment. 

[Psychedelic 1,098]

All I can say is there are things I completely adore from her music and personality, but there are others I completely loathe... that's why she can't get my stan card yet...

 

Good for her tho :lollipop:

[migamiga 12,067]

 

 

It's cute that you eye rolled because that's exactly what I did when I read your slut-shaming and misogynistic comment. 

LOL! Made a joke about Taylor's love life and suddenly I'm a slut-shamer and misogynist. You don't know me, boo. I'm not the one.