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I think the issue is intent. It's fine if two voices happen to be similar. But it becomes a problem if you're explicitly trying to mimic someone's likeness in a
by dotnet00 2y ago
I think the issue is intent. It's fine if two voices happen to be similar. But it becomes a problem if you're explicitly trying to mimic someone's likeness in a way that is not obviously fair use (eg parody). If they reached out to Johansson first and then explicitly attempted to mimic her despite her refusal, it might be a problem. If the other voice was chosen first, and had nothing to do with sounding the same as Johansson, they should be fine.
- michaelmrose 2y agoYou don't need fair use for something that isn't copyrightable.
- bobthepanda 2y agoNo, it is. Waits v. Frito Lay was a successful lawsuit where Tom Waits sued Frito Lay for using an impression of his voice in a radio commercial. https://casetext.com/case/waits-v-frito-lay-inc https://casetext.com/case/waits-v-frito-lay-inc See also Midler v. Ford Motor Co. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co.
- michaelmrose 2y agoCorrect me if I'm wrong that had nothing to do with copyright and fair use is moot
- bobthepanda 2y agoIn California, personality rights have the same protections. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Celebrities_Rights_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Celebrities_Rights_...
- CRConrad 2y ago> In California, personality rights have the same protections. Makes sense if you read "California" as "Hollywood", which has movie stars where the rest of the world has intellectual property.
- saalweachter 2y agoIsn't there also something about an actor's voice versus an actor's performance? Eg, James Earl Jones performing Darth Vader vs Mufasa vs Terence Mann are three different things.