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Taylor Swift files three new trademark applications. One expert says it is to curb AI threats

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift filed three new trademark applications with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, a move one legal expert theorizes it is to protect her voice and image from potential misuse through artificial intelligence. Two of the applications filed Friday are sound trademarks covering her voice, one of her saying “Hey, it’s Taylor Swift,” and the other is “Hey, it’s Taylor.” The third application is for a visual trademark, described in the filing as “a photograph of Taylor Swift holding a pink guitar, with a black strap and wearing a multicolored ...

Williamsport Symphony Youth Orchestra to present free spring concert May 3

WILLIAMSPORT — The Williamsport Symphony Youth Orchestra (WSYO) will present a free public concert on Sunday, May 3, at 4 p.m., at the Journey Bank Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport. The concert will showcase the remarkable talents of young musicians from across the region, featuring both the Williamsport Symphony Youth Orchestra, conducted by Dr. David Tedford, and the Williamsport Symphony Junior Strings, conducted by Maestro Nelson Rodriguez-Parada. The WSYO will perform an exciting and diverse program including the Overture to Oberon by Carl Maria von Weber, an ...

JSMS performs ‘The Little Mermaid, Jr.’ as spring musical

PHOTO PROVIDED Jersey Shore Middle School recently held its performances for “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” in its auditorium. The kids all worked incredibly hard to put this show on in eight short weeks. For the directors, watching the students bloom on stage was by far the best part of this ...