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Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice by nickthegreek on Monday May 20, 2024 @07:13PM (#40421760)
If they didn’t use her actual voice for the training, didn’t hire voice talent to imitate her, didnt pursue her for a voice contract, didn’t make a reference to the movie in which she voices an AI, I feel OpenAI would have been on more stable legal footing. But they aren’t playing with a strong hand now and folded fast.
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Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice by rockemsockem on Monday May 20, 2024 @08:12PM (#40422338)
You're 100% correct and there's precedent

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co.

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Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice by GuB-42 on Monday May 20, 2024 @09:26PM (#40422993)
Not only that but they didn't credit the voice actress who sounds like her. If she was semi-famous and just naturally sounded like Scarlett Johansson, maybe they could have an argument: "it is not Scarlett, it is the famous [C-list actress] who worked in [production some people may know]".
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