Creators still face "name and likeness" complaints; lawyer says suit will continue.

Following lawsuit, rep admits “AI” George Carlin was human-written::Creators still face “name and likeness” complaints; lawyer says suit will continue.

  • 4am@lemm.eeEnglish
    24·
    10 months ago

    I thought “AI” was just used to deepfake George Carlin’s image, not to write the set. We’ve known this from the beginning?

    • Darkassassin07English
      23·
      10 months ago

      That was presumed by those that have watched it (myself included), but this is the first it’s been confirmed AFAIK. The special itself claimed to be AI written, but people weren’t buying it.

      • IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.eeEnglish
        31·
        10 months ago

        I think that the scariest part is that either the AI wrote a decent special, or will Sasso did.

  • Thorny_Insight@lemm.eeEnglish
    19·
    10 months ago

    I guess the original video has been taken down but not only did the intro say twice in under a minute that this is NOT George Carlin it also left me with the impression that the jokes were written by human and AI was only used to deepfake his voice

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    7·
    10 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    “It’s a fictional podcast character created by two human beings, Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen,” spokeswoman Danielle Del told the newspaper.

    The lawsuit also cites numerous social media posts where Carlin’s name and image are used to promote the special or the Dudesy podcast.

    Anticipating potential free speech defenses, the lawsuit argues that the special "has no comedic or creative value absent its self-proclaimed connection with George Carlin” and that it doesn’t “satirize him as a performer or offer an independent critique of society.”

    Kelly Carlin, the late comedian’s daughter, told The Daily Beast earlier this month that she was talking to lawyers about potential legal action.

    "It is a poorly executed facsimile cobbled together by unscrupulous individuals to capitalize on the extraordinary goodwill my father established with his adoring fanbase.”

    The lawsuit asks a court to force Dudesy to “remove, take down, and destroy any video or audio copies… of the ‘George Carlin Special,’ wherever they may be located,” as well as pay punitive damages.

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