The estate of is suing the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses to recreate the late standup comic91裸聊视频檚 style and material.
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday asks that a judge order the podcast outlet Dudesy to immediately take down the audio special, 91裸聊视频淕eorge Carlin: I91裸聊视频檓 Glad I91裸聊视频檓 Dead,91裸聊视频� in which a synthesis of Carlin delivers commentary on current events. Carlin died in 2008.
Carlin91裸聊视频檚 daughter, Kelly Carlin, said in a statement that the work is 91裸聊视频渁 poorly-executed facsimile cobbled together by unscrupulous individuals to capitalize on the extraordinary goodwill my father established with his adoring fanbase.91裸聊视频�
The Carlin estate and its executor, Jerold Hamza, are named as plaintiffs in the suit, which alleges violations of Carlin91裸聊视频檚 right of publicity and copyright. The named defendants are Dudesy and podcast hosts Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen.
91裸聊视频淣one of the Defendants had permission to use Carlin91裸聊视频檚 likeness for the AI-generated 91裸聊视频楪eorge Carlin Special,91裸聊视频� nor did they have a license to use any of the late comedian91裸聊视频檚 copyrighted materials,91裸聊视频� the lawsuit says.
The defendants have not filed a response to the lawsuit and it was not clear whether they have retained an attorney. They could not immediately be reached for comment.
At the beginning of the special posted on YouTube on Jan. 9, a voiceover identifying itself as the AI engine used by Dudesy says it listened to the comic91裸聊视频檚 50 years of material and 91裸聊视频渄id my best to imitate his voice, cadence and attitude as well as the subject matter I think would have interested him today.91裸聊视频�
The plaintiffs say if that was in fact how it was created 91裸聊视频� and some listeners have doubted its stated origins 91裸聊视频� it means Carlin91裸聊视频檚 copyright was violated.
The company, as it often does on similar projects, also released a podcast episode with Sasso and Kultgen introducing and commenting on the mock Carlin.
91裸聊视频淲hat we just listened to, was that passable?91裸聊视频� Kultgen says in a section of the episode cited in the lawsuit.
91裸聊视频淵eah, that sounded exactly like George Carlin,91裸聊视频� Sasso responds.
The lawsuit is among the first in what is likely to be an increasing number of major legal moves made to fight the regenerated use of celebrity images and likenesses.
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Josh Schiller, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said in a statement that the 91裸聊视频渃ase is not just about AI, it91裸聊视频檚 about the humans that use AI to violate the law, infringe on intellectual property rights, and flout common decency.91裸聊视频�
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