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1. beeboo+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-05-23 17:45:21
> It's probably not fine to hire a voice actor and tell them to imitate someone else.

Pretty sure this is fine, otherwise cartoons like the simpsons or south park would've gotten in trouble years ago.

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2. keving+6[view] [source] 2024-05-23 17:46:00
>>beeboo+(OP)
There's a distinction between parody and impersonation, yes.
3. codema+K1[view] [source] 2024-05-23 17:55:59
>>beeboo+(OP)
This is specifically covered in cases like Midler v. Ford, and legally it matters what the use is for. If it's for parody/etc it's completely different from attempting to impersonate and convince customers it is someone else.
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4. qarl+ld[view] [source] 2024-05-23 18:58:42
>>beeboo+(OP)
Parody is a protected fair use case.

You can make a Saturday Night Live sketch making fun of Darth Vader.

You cannot use a Darth Vader imitator to sell light sabers.

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5. onemor+Cg[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-23 19:11:20
>>qarl+ld
Exactly, parody isn't a commercial product.
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6. tim333+8l[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-23 19:40:25
>>codema+K1
Midler v. Ford is a bit different from CahtGPT in that it was about a direct copy of a Midler song for a car ad, not just a voice sounding similar saying different stuff.

You can hear them here:

Midler version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFVhL0jbutU&t=22s

Car ad https://youtu.be/hxShNrpdVRs

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7. beeboo+ll[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-23 19:41:25
>>qarl+ld
Sure, you can't sell light sabers. Can't you use a Darth Vader voice impersonator to sell vacuums? What about a voice that sounds like generic background actor 12?
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8. qarl+Un[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-23 19:56:21
>>beeboo+ll
You seem to be conveniently ignoring the fact that OpenAI is selling conversational AIs.
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9. Quantu+Hw[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-23 20:47:00
>>tim333+8l
One of male voice actor contractors impersonated Julia Childs for a commercial years ago, writing was in a parodying style. She sued and won.
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