IANAL either, but that's not the caveat you think it is. Bette Midler was able to sue Ford Motor Co. for damages after they hired a sound-alike voice: https://

IANAL either, but that's not the caveat you think it is. Bette Midler was able to sue Ford Motor Co. for damages after they hired a sound-alike voice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co. Ford had acquired the rights to the song (which Midler didn't write).