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That Pitbull Yell? It's Now a Trademarked Sound and You Better Not Use It

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The 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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