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Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by andrewflnr on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @09:45PM (#40436508)
They don't? Because if it's true that they used a sound-alike voice actress for the actual model, I don't see how any reasonable complaint about that could stand. You can't ban people from voice-acting who have similar voices to other celebrities. There needs to be something more to it.
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Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by pseudalopex on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @11:46PM (#40437112)
The something more is intent.[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co.

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Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by CaptainZapp on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @04:07AM (#40438507)
> You can't ban people from voice-acting who have similar voices to other celebrities

Actually, you probably can.[0]

[0] https://casetext.com/case/waits-v-frito-lay-inc

Edit: Added the context for the reply

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Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by andrewflnr on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @09:59AM (#40441103)
Well that's... concerning? I'm not sure I disagree with the decision there but to apply it any more widely would be a problem.
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Re:Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is by llamaimperative on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @10:31AM (#40441483)
It's such a huge problem that it's only brought up in the context of someone (probably) doing exactly what it's designed to prevent... By some miracle, this actually isn't used to outlaw satire or put Elvis impersonators out of work. It's used to prevent people from implying endorsement where none exists.
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