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> what they did is a bit scummy, but not dishonest and not illegal Imitating someones voice doesn't break copyright but there have been several cases against c
by helsinkiandrew 2y ago
> what they did is a bit scummy, but not dishonest and not illegal
Imitating someones voice doesn't break copyright but there have been several cases against companies that have used sound alikes in (for example) commercials
If Altmans use of "Her" in a tweet and the previous communication between OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson could persuade a judge that it wasn't a random chance they chose an actor that sounded like her but had set out to imitate her voice deliberately she might have a strong case for damages
For example Tom Waits was awarded $2.6M when Frito-Lay used an actor that sounded like him in an ad:
https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar_case?case=15989138338581244750&q=Waits%20v.%20Frito-Lay,%20Inc.,&hl=en&as_sdt=2006 https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar_case?case=1598913833858...