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Re:Stable Diffusion 3 by SamBam on Thursday February 22, 2024 @10:26AM (#39468461)
Didn't Tom Waits successfully sue Frito Lay when the company found an artist that could closely replicate his style and signature voice, who sang a song for a commercial that sounded very Tom Waits-y?
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Re:Stable Diffusion 3 by dangrossman on Thursday February 22, 2024 @10:51AM (#39468869)
Yes, though explicitly not for copyright infringement. Quoting the court's opinion, "A voice is not copyrightable. The sounds are not 'fixed'." The case was won under the theory of "voice misappropriation", which California case law (Midler v Ford Motor Co) establishes as a violation of the common law right of publicity.
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Re:Stable Diffusion 3 by aimor on Thursday February 22, 2024 @10:53AM (#39468894)
Yes but that was not a copyright or trademark violation. This article explained it to me:

https://grr.com/publications/hey-thats-my-voice-can-i-sue-th...

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