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I think the issue is intent. It's fine if two voices happen to be similar. But it becomes a problem if you're explicitly trying to mimic someone's likeness in a way that is not obviously fair use (eg parody). If they reached out to Johansson first and then explicitly attempted to mimic her despite her refusal, it might be a problem. If the other voice was chosen first, and had nothing to do with sounding the same as Johansson, they should be fine.

>>dotnet+(OP)
You don't need fair use for something that isn't copyrightable.

>>dotnet+(OP)
Isn't there also something about an actor's voice versus an actor's performance?

Eg, James Earl Jones performing Darth Vader vs Mufasa vs Terence Mann are three different things.

>>michae+H
No, it is. Waits v. Frito Lay was a successful lawsuit where Tom Waits sued Frito Lay for using an impression of his voice in a radio commercial. https://casetext.com/case/waits-v-frito-lay-inc

See also Midler v. Ford Motor Co. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co.

>>bobthe+w3
Correct me if I'm wrong that had nothing to do with copyright and fair use is moot

>>michae+G4
In California, personality rights have the same protections. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Celebrities_Rights_...

>>bobthe+ig
> In California, personality rights have the same protections.

Makes sense if you read "California" as "Hollywood", which has movie stars where the rest of the world has intellectual property.