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1. pseuda+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-05-21 03:10:03
Likeness rights and copyright are different.
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2. morale+21[view] [source] 2024-05-21 03:18:37
>>pseuda+(OP)
Fictional characters cannot have personality rights, for obvious reasons.

That falls under copyright, trademarks, ...

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3. pseuda+a5[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-21 04:01:24
>>morale+21
Actors who play fictional characters have personality rights.
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4. morale+B51[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-21 12:54:25
>>pseuda+a5
Yes, but not the fictional character. Scarlett Johansson's character in her, credited only as "voice", is a fictional character.
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5. pseuda+ha1[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-21 13:18:47
>>morale+B51
No one claimed the fictional character's personality rights were infringed.

People who want to use an actor's likeness can't get around likeness rights by saying they impersonated a specific performance actually.

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