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>>mjcl+(OP)
Well, this confirms that OpenAI have been shooting from the hip, not that we needed much confirmation. The fact that they repeatedly tried to hire Johansson, then went ahead and made a soundalike while explicitly describing that they were trying to make it be like her voice in the movie … is pretty bad for them.

>>aaronh+L1
OpenAI claimed they hired a different professional actor who performed using her own voice [1].

If so, I suspect they’ll be okay in a court of law — having a voice similar to a celebrity isn’t illegal.

It’ll likely cheese off actors and performers though.

[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/05/20/openai-sa...

>>signal+z8
Seems like sama may have put a big hole in that argument when he tweeted "her", now it is very easy to say that they knowingly cloned ScarJo's likeness. When will tech leaders learn to stop tweeting.

>>hn_205+V9
Or perhaps they cloned a character's likeness?

Is there a distinction?

Are they trying to make it sound like Her, or SJ? Or just trying to go for a similar style? i.e. making artistic choices in designing their product

Note: I've never watched the movie.

>>chipwe+ng
>Is there a distinction?

Yes, that would be a copyright violation on top of everything else.

Great idea though!

I'm going to start selling Keanu Reeves T-Shirts using this little trick.

See, I'm not using Keanu's likeness if I don't label it as Keanu. I'm just going to write Neo in a Tweet, and then say I'm just cloning Neo's likeness.

Neo is not a real person, so Keanu can't sue me! Bwahahaha

>>romwel+4j
If you find a guy that looks identical to him, however ...

>>morale+6n
>If you find a guy that looks identical to him, however ...

...it wouldn't make any difference.

A Barack Obama figurine is a Barack Obama figurine, no matter how much you say that it's actually a figurine of Boback O'Rama, a random person that coincidentally looks identically to the former US President.

>>romwel+la1
What?

That situation would be completely legal. Come on.

>>morale+XI1
>What?

California Civil Code Section 3344(a) states:

Any person who knowingly uses another’s name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness, in any manner, on or in products, merchandise, or goods, or for purposes of advertising or selling, or soliciting purchases of, products, merchandise, goods or services, without such person’s prior consent, or, in the case of a minor, the prior consent of his parent or legal guardian, shall be liable for any damages sustained by the person or persons injured as a result thereof.

>>romwel+yX2
What are you supposed to do if you look like a famous celebrity? Die? Get real.

>>morale+D34
>What are you supposed to do if you look like a famous celebrity?

Not make a living posing for pictures without consent of the said celebrity?

Re: "get real" - the law is pretty real.

>>romwel+cw4
Sure, but you're not. You're just a look-alike and Boback O'Rama is not somebody with personality rights.

Things like parody are protected under fair use, explicitly.