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Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by dotnet00 on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @06:51PM (#40435056)
I think the issue is intent. It's fine if two voices happen to be similar. But it becomes a problem if you're explicitly trying to mimic someone's likeness in a way that is not obviously fair use (eg parody). If they reached out to Johansson first and then explicitly attempted to mimic her despite her refusal, it might be a problem. If the other voice was chosen first, and had nothing to do with sounding the same as Johansson, they should be fine.
Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by saalweachter on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @07:07PM (#40435238)
Isn't there also something about an actor's voice versus an actor's performance?

Eg, James Earl Jones performing Darth Vader vs Mufasa vs Terence Mann are three different things.

Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by michaelmrose on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @06:55PM (#40435099)
You don't need fair use for something that isn't copyrightable.
Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by bobthepanda on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @07:11PM (#40435274)
No, it is. Waits v. Frito Lay was a successful lawsuit where Tom Waits sued Frito Lay for using an impression of his voice in a radio commercial. https://casetext.com/case/waits-v-frito-lay-inc

See also Midler v. Ford Motor Co. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co.

Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by michaelmrose on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @07:16PM (#40435346)
Correct me if I'm wrong that had nothing to do with copyright and fair use is moot
Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by bobthepanda on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @08:38PM (#40436066)
In California, personality rights have the same protections. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Celebrities_Rights_...
Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by CRConrad on Thursday May 23, 2024 @09:16AM (#40454311)
> In California, personality rights have the same protections.

Makes sense if you read "California" as "Hollywood", which has movie stars where the rest of the world has intellectual property.