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reddit455 t1_j6f0mxw wrote

are they licensed to do so? the technology isn't really relevant.

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>James Earl Jones' voice was AI-generated in Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+

who owns Darth Vader (the identity).

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Kalse1229 t1_j6f67bh wrote

Yeah. Like, I'm pretty sure JEJ gave them permission to recreate his voice. And even so, it's not like it's a hard voice to recreate. They got a different guy to voice him in Fallen Order, for example. But because of the sound mixing and such involved in making Vader's voice all robotic and deep, you can hardly tell the difference.

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res30stupid t1_j6fooia wrote

Also, Disney got into trouble in the past because when they made TailSpin, Baloo's voice actor was so close to the original Jungle Book actor that the family sued for royalties. It's why the show never lasted more than a season.

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