Launch HN: Lyrebird (YC S17) – Create a digital copy of your voice

Re:Launch HN: Lyrebird (YC S17) – Create a digital copy of y... by sjbase on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @03:39PM (#15186526)

Cool stuff! Question from your FAQ:

> Q: Will I be able to copy another person's voice?

> A: Yes but only if you have the authorization of the person whose voice is being copied.

Perhaps you can unpack that answer a bit? What's the authorization process?

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Re:Launch HN: Lyrebird (YC S17) – Create a digital copy of y... by adbrebs on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @03:55PM (#15186623)

Sure, good question!

There will be two scenarii:

- you want to use the voice of someone that has a Lyrebird account: he or she has to give you their authorization.

- you want to use the voice of someone who does not have an account. We have specific contracts for that. Say you want to copy the voice of Morgan Freeman, the contract will be between him/her, you and Lyrebird. We will also probably explore alternative ways for that.

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Re:Launch HN: Lyrebird (YC S17) – Create a digital copy of y... by vageli on Thursday September 07, 2017 @01:43AM (#15189384)

Did you get authorization to use the voices of public figures in your promotional materials? If not, how can users be sure that you will not arbitrary use their voice profile for promotional materials or otherwise?

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