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> Joe Rogan has mentioned a few times that people are using a deep fake of him to sell penis enhancement products. shouldnt this already fall under false adver
by autokad 3y ago
> Joe Rogan has mentioned a few times that people are using a deep fake of him to sell penis enhancement products.
shouldnt this already fall under false advertising laws?
- gamblor956 3y agoOddly, no, as long as the product actually does what it is advertised to do, it is not false advertising. Currently, it's a misappropriation of likeness issue, which is currently a state-level civil action in some but not all states. The point of the proposed law is to make stuff like this regulated by a single, federal law instead of a patchwork of state laws.
- dragonwriter 3y agoNo, just as using a lookalike or (for radio ads) voice actor with a deliberately similar voice and phrasing wouldn’t, unless they actually claim it is Joe Rogan endorsing the product.
- not2b 3y agoBette Midler won a lawsuit over a soundalike in a Ford commercial. Ford first approached her to do the ad and when she turned them down, they hired an imitator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co.
- dragonwriter 3y agoYes, but that's not on false advertising grounds, its on California state common law right of personality grounds. The question about whether it was a false advertising violation, not whether it might be actionable under state law on some other grounds.
- luxuryballs 3y agoI guess you’d have to ask his wife