“It doesn’t matter if OpenAI used any of Scarlett Johansson’s actual voice samples,” Li posted on Threads.
Here, Johansson could accuse OpenAI of illegally monetizing who she is by essentially fooling users into thinking she had voiced Sky.
But there’s substantial case law — and one very inconvenient fact for OpenAI — undercutting that defense, legal experts say.
According to Johansson, OpenAI approached her to perform as Sky; Johansson declined.
While California’s publicity law protects all individuals, some state statutes only protect famous people, and not all states have such legislation on the books.
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Washington CNN, University of San, Public, Ford Motor Company, Appeals, Circuit, Frito, Cornell University, Getty, Adobe, FAIR, University of Pennsylvania
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University of San Francisco, California, Midler’s, Paris, AFP