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Most of those "rights of publicity" don't apply in the US though. If they did, half the actors in movies couldn't get work, because quite a few of them get work

Most of those "rights of publicity" don't apply in the US though. If they did, half the actors in movies couldn't get work, because quite a few of them get work as the off-brand version of X in the first place.

lamontcg 2y ago
You recognize them as an "off-brand version of X" right? Then there's no actual confusion.
- Suppafly 2y ago
  There isn't so much in this case either if you actually listen to the voices, which most people don't seem to have done.
HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago
Off the top of my head I can't think of a single example of any actors that come across as an "off-brand" version of someone else. What are some of the examples you have in mind?
- edmundsauto 2y ago
  Every imitation comic maybe?
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- mingus88 2y ago
  I don't think this has anything to do with this case, but there certainly are some "types" in Hollywood with doppelganger actors. Isla Fischer / Amy Adams Margot Robbie / Samara Weaving / Jamie Pressley Justin Long / Ezra Miller Not to mention all of the token/stereotype characters where it hardly matters who the actor is at all. Need to fill the funny fat lady trope? If Rebel Wilson wasn't available, maybe they can get Melissa McCarthy. The voice from Her isn't even the first voice I'd think of for a female computer voice. That trope has been around for decades. I'm sure OpenAI just wanted SJ specifically because she's currently one of the most popular celebrities in the world.
- holidayman 2y ago
  Logan Marshall-Green - Tom Hardy Dennis Quaid - Harrison Ford JJ Feild - Tom Hiddleston Gerard Butler - Russell Crowe
- Suppafly 2y ago
  Javier Bardem & Jeffrey Dean Morgan Bryce Dallas Howard & Jessica Chastain Selena Gomez & Lucy Hale Amy Adams & Isla Fisher Keira Knightley & Natalie Portman Not to mention that anytime an actor ages out of the early adulthood age range, a lookalike begins to play the same roles. If you can't think of any examples, it's probably because you haven't been able to tell them apart yourself.
  - the_af 2y ago
    > Keira Knightley & Natalie Portman Wait, which one is the "off-brand" here? > Bryce Dallas Howard & Jessica Chastain I must confess I used to confuse these two! Another one you didn't mention: until relatively recently, I thought actors Elias Koteas (Exotica) and Christopher Meloni (CSI: Special Victims Unit) were the same person!

lamontcg 2y ago

You recognize them as an "off-brand version of X" right? Then there's no actual confusion.

Suppafly 2y ago
There isn't so much in this case either if you actually listen to the voices, which most people don't seem to have done.

HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago

Off the top of my head I can't think of a single example of any actors that come across as an "off-brand" version of someone else. What are some of the examples you have in mind?

edmundsauto 2y ago
Every imitation comic maybe?
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mingus88 2y ago
I don't think this has anything to do with this case, but there certainly are some "types" in Hollywood with doppelganger actors. Isla Fischer / Amy Adams Margot Robbie / Samara Weaving / Jamie Pressley Justin Long / Ezra Miller Not to mention all of the token/stereotype characters where it hardly matters who the actor is at all. Need to fill the funny fat lady trope? If Rebel Wilson wasn't available, maybe they can get Melissa McCarthy. The voice from Her isn't even the first voice I'd think of for a female computer voice. That trope has been around for decades. I'm sure OpenAI just wanted SJ specifically because she's currently one of the most popular celebrities in the world.
holidayman 2y ago
Logan Marshall-Green - Tom Hardy Dennis Quaid - Harrison Ford JJ Feild - Tom Hiddleston Gerard Butler - Russell Crowe
Suppafly 2y ago
Javier Bardem & Jeffrey Dean Morgan Bryce Dallas Howard & Jessica Chastain Selena Gomez & Lucy Hale Amy Adams & Isla Fisher Keira Knightley & Natalie Portman Not to mention that anytime an actor ages out of the early adulthood age range, a lookalike begins to play the same roles. If you can't think of any examples, it's probably because you haven't been able to tell them apart yourself.
- the_af 2y ago
  > Keira Knightley & Natalie Portman Wait, which one is the "off-brand" here? > Bryce Dallas Howard & Jessica Chastain I must confess I used to confuse these two! Another one you didn't mention: until relatively recently, I thought actors Elias Koteas (Exotica) and Christopher Meloni (CSI: Special Victims Unit) were the same person!