Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice
by nicce on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @02:49AM
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> When studios approach an actress A and she refuses, then another actress B takes the role, is that infringing on A's rights? Or should they just scrap the movie?
The scenario would have been that they approach none.
Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice
by r2_pilot on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @04:50PM
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Your scenario leads to the disenfranchisement of lesser-known voice talent, since they cannot take on work that Top Talent has rejected if they happen to resemble(nobody here has seen their doppelganger before? How unique is a person? 1 in 5 million? Then there are 36 million of that type in just the United States alone). Perhaps it's time to re-evaluate some of the rules in society. It's a healthy thing to do periodically.
When studios approach an actress A and she refuses, then another actress B takes the role, is that infringing on A's rights? Or should they just scrap the movie?
Maybe if they replicated a scene from the A's movies or there was striking likeness between the voices... but not generally.