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Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice by visarga on Monday May 20, 2024 @11:37PM (#40423818)
> since it is not exactly identical voice, or even not that close, they can plausibly deny it

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.

Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice by nicce on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @02:49AM (#40424958)
> 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 (#40433719)
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.