Robert Downey Jr. plans to sue any Hollywood executive who signs off on the creation of his digital replica.

  • aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Interesting point.

    Michael Jackson sold his digital likeness when it was only possible with the most advanced computer imagery hardware. Majel Barrett recorded her voice to be synthesized and then died before it was actually possible to do so convincingly.

    I think there’s a lot of cases like this that are too vague and written before the technology was fully understood to clearly indicate legal rights and will have to be renegotiated.