In today's AI era, various disputes are emerging one after another. Previously, a large number of well-known voice actors were worried that their voices could be imitated and used by AI. Now there is a new case. Two voice actors living in New York recently sued a developer for infringement of AI imitation of voices, but the court ruled that the plaintiff lost the case.
·Two voice actors, Paul Lehrman and Linnea Sage, sued the GenneyAI voice simulator developed by Lovo, Inc. for infringement of their voice copyrights. In a trial on July 10 in the Southern District Court of New York State, they ruled that there was no infringement.
·The focus of this case lies in the definition of "sound copyright" in US law. Only "wound recording" will be judged as copyrighted content, including live broadcasts, recordings, etc., which are not protected.
·In this case, Lovo, Inc. believed that the use of the GenneyAI tool did not completely copy the actor's voice, but created a new voice after imitation, rather than directly copying and pasting to make a profit.
