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Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by codemac on Thursday May 23, 2024 @01:55PM (#40457787)
This is specifically covered in cases like Midler v. Ford, and legally it matters what the use is for. If it's for parody/etc it's completely different from attempting to impersonate and convince customers it is someone else.
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Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by tim333 on Thursday May 23, 2024 @03:40PM (#40458989)
Midler v. Ford is a bit different from CahtGPT in that it was about a direct copy of a Midler song for a car ad, not just a voice sounding similar saying different stuff.

You can hear them here:

Midler version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFVhL0jbutU&t=22s

Car ad https://youtu.be/hxShNrpdVRs

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Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by QuantumGood on Thursday May 23, 2024 @04:47PM (#40459706)
One of male voice actor contractors impersonated Julia Childs for a commercial years ago, writing was in a parodying style. She sued and won.
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