Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
That Pitbull Yell? It's Now a Trademarked Sound and You Better Not Use It
billboard.comThe rapper's "EEEEEEEYOOOOOO" grito is now officially his alone, and other artists could follow suit The MGM lion's roar that we hear before every film has a sound trademark.
The NBC chime has a sound trademark. Now, Pitbull's signature "EEEEEEEYOOOOOO" yell also has a sound trademark, joining the ranks of fewer than 40 sounds that fall under trademark protection.
Pitbull's legal team believes his now trademarked "EEEEEEEYOOOOOO" is the first trademarked call sign by a music artist. "There is a very small sliver of trademarks having to do with sound identification marks.
Copyright generally applies to music with respect to sound recordings and music publishing. This is different. This is a signature yell," says Leslie José Zigel, the
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