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Re:David Attenborough is now narrating my life by ASalazarMX on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @04:17PM (#38282633)
If your voice is the twin of a celebrity's, but you don't benefit from the likeness (for example, not being paid for voice acting where your identities could be confused), you'd probably have a strong defense if the celebrity tries to extort royalties from you.

The rest is shades of grey. For example, if you're an incredible voice imitator and plan to do shows, negotiations would be wise. Even Weird Al asked for permission when he didn't had to, legally speaking.

Re:David Attenborough is now narrating my life by aequitas on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @04:30PM (#38282812)
> Even Weird Al asked for permission when he didn't had to, legally speaking.

But Weird Al does parodies, which is fair use. He's not trying to pass off an album as being a genuine Michael Jackson album or something.

Re:David Attenborough is now narrating my life by morelisp on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @05:23PM (#38283465)
Why would Weird Al try to pass off his albums as being from the guy who stole his songs?
Re:David Attenborough is now narrating my life by ASalazarMX on Friday November 17, 2023 @03:01PM (#38309196)
Weird Al's latest movie is a mess, but so surreal I keep remembering it months after watching it. It as if the UHF movie carved a niche in my brain for his weird movies.