Striking actor Stephen Fry says his voice was stolen from the Harry Potter audiobooks and replicated by AI
Striking actor Stephen Fry says his voice was stolen from the Harry Potter audiobooks and replicated by AI
The actor told an audience in London that AI was a “burning issue” for actors.
The actor told an audience in London that AI was a “burning issue” for actors.
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It is, as a matter of fact. When Fry recorded his voice for those audiobooks, they were copyrighted. Reproducing the contents of those works as they have is, arguably a violation of copyright.
And when you compare Steven Frye to Pepsi Max, that’s a false equivalence, because you’re comparing a copyrighted material to a trademarked brand which are two different things.
Still, to your point of theft, nobody is taking anything from anyone. They are using something without permission, and that still falls squarely as copyright infringement, not theft.
Reproducing the contents of those works as they have is
This did not occur.
When they reproduced Fry’s voice with an AI based on what they captured from the copyrighted audiobook, that’s precisely what happened. Just because you refuse to understand or admit it, doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
That's not reproduction of content so isn't a copyright violation. Not shouldn't be. Literally right now is not.
The whole reason people are so up in arms about this is that we do not currently have laws or even standards that accurately police this kind of thing.
That is not for you to decide. That is for a court to decide. By the letter of the law, and how current copyright law is written, it very clearly is.
I am describing the current situation. You are the one describing events you hope to occur.
You are twisting yourself into knots to describe something other than what happened. All of which amounts to is an elaborate “Nuh uh”
No I'm looking at this the way a lawyer does.
You know, like for court.
So, like, arguing against the letter of the law, in order to defend a morally bankrupt practice in defense of profitability for large corporations, to rip off artists work.
No, I got that
That you think I am defending the people using Fry's voice here is just further confirmation that you don't understand what I'm saying.
I'm saying there aren't laws or standards that accurately restrict this usage, and that is a bad thing and why people are upset.
All that it’s proof of is that you don’t understand what you’re talking about.
There are laws and standards which govern this usage, it’s called the digital millennium copyright act. While there does exist currently an argument for AI to co-op current works for what the DMCA refers to as “fair use“, whether these works would be regarded as “Derivative works” or unauthorized infringement is up for the courts to decide, not you.