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AFAIK not copyright per se in the traditional sense, but there is a "likeness right".
by Asooka 10y ago
AFAIK not copyright per se in the traditional sense, but there is a "likeness right".
- pluma 10y agoThis. I would assume copying a voice pattern is treated no different from copying an appearance. If a 3D model is a very close approximation to a particular person's face and you use it in a game intentionally to benefit from that person's likeness, you can run into legal issues. And of course you really open yourself up for a lawsuit if you then attach the real person's name to it. EDIT: See the NPR Planet Money podcast linked elsewhere in the comments. Apparently there are fairly specific laws to protect someone's likeness -- including their voice -- thanks to the entertainment industry and Frank Sinatra.
- wiiittttt 10y agoLook at Crispin Glover's lawsuit for Back to the Future II as well.
- smnc 10y agoTom Waits sued for this reason multiple times [1]. I guess he had a strong case because in all three cases he was (or so he claimed) approached to do a commercial and the advertisers went with a Waits-like surrogate after he declined. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Waits#Lawsuits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Waits#Lawsuits