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George Carlin Estate Files Lawsuit Against Group Behind AI-Generated Stand-Up Special: ‘A Casual Theft of a Great American Artist’s Work’::George Carlin's estate has filed a lawsuit against the creators behind an AI-generated comedy special featuring a recreation of the comedian's voice.

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Even though the AI Carlin said numerous times that it was not the real Carlin?

It'll be interesting to see how this lawsuit develops.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Ford never said the singing voice was Bete Middler's in this case- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midler_v._Ford_Motor_Co.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Such an idiotic ruling.

If someone can sing, with their own voice, then that's their singing voice. It shouldn't matter if it sounds like someone else, because it's not them!

It's idiotic because it essentially creates limits for talent and skill in an artistic sense.

There's a band called Greta Van Fleet who sounds exactly like Led Zeppelin, they've even done Zep covers, and it would be completely asinine to punish them (and fans) for having a certain sound.

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