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I mean, if the whole thing is that the filter makes you sound like Drake, you are objectively using Drake’s likeness for commercial benefit without his permissi
by ketzo 4y ago
I mean, if the whole thing is that the filter makes you sound like Drake, you are objectively using Drake’s likeness for commercial benefit without his permission.
IANAL, but that’s about as straightforward of a copyright violation as it gets. Doesn’t matter if it’s AI or not.
But as far as generative AI? That’s a way more interesting question. If I train a GAN to create original new songs, is it “sampling” songs in its training data, or is it “learning” from them and then transforming that information into something new? I would say the latter, but I’m sure the RIAA disagrees.
- cool_dude85 4y agoDoes Drake have a copyright on his voice?
- ketzo 4y agoAgain, super duper not a lawyer, but my understanding is that everyone has copyright protection over their own voice/face/name. It’s not like a trademark, which you have to file for. It’s assumed protection. Edit: after some quick googling, I think it’s inaccurate to call this “copyright” — “personality rights” or “publicity laws” are probably what protect people in this case? But overall, yes, appropriating someone else’s name, image, or likeness is illegal.
- cool_dude85 4y agoI can't imagine it's so cut and dry, otherwise how would lookalikes be getting work?
- lalopalota 4y agoLookalikes / impersonators who present as such, probably not an issue. Claiming to actually be the person might be identity theft?
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- rockemsockem 4y agoVoices are not copyrightable. They MIGHT be protected under other laws. This case is the closest the US has seen, but several features of it make it different than AI voices, most notably that an impersonator was hired to sing an artist's own song, so there's no room to say "it's just a coincidence". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co.
- rcme 4y agoI don't think a person's likeness it protected by copyright. Rather, your likeness it protected by something called the "right of publicity."