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And whats wrong with hiring an impersonator?


If not for parody, it's normally a violation of likeness rights.


Are those rights only celebrities enjoy?


Kind of, not in that there is a binary “celebrity/not-celebrity” divide, but the interest protected and the potential for damages from violating them are associated with the kind of public commercial exposure that is associated with celebrity.


No, they extend to anybody.


So if you hire a voice actor that naturally sounds like a celebrity then you should be safe from any legal action. Otherwise they could sue each other.


Look up the concept of mens rea - the intent matters. If you hire somebody because you want a look/voice-alike that is legally distinct from hiring somebody who happens to have a certain voice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea


Not exactly.




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