Posted on May 24, 2021
Actor sues TikTok for using her voice in viral tool
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An actor is suing TikTok for using her voice in its text-to-speech function.
It converts writing into speech, which can then be played over videos uploaded to the app, often for comedic effect.
Bev Standing recorded about 10,000 sentences of audio for the state-backed Chinese Institute of Acoustics research body to use in translations, in 2018.
The legal action claims her voice can now be heard in viral videos featuring “foul and offensive language”, causing her reputation “irreparable harm
It converts writing into speech, which can then be played over videos uploaded to the app, often for comedic effect.
Bev Standing recorded about 10,000 sentences of audio for the state-backed Chinese Institute of Acoustics research body to use in translations, in 2018.
The legal action claims her voice can now be heard in viral videos featuring “foul and offensive language”, causing her reputation “irreparable harm
Actor sues TikTok for using her voice in viral tool
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I would have to see what the Contract with the Chinese Institute of Acoustics says. She may have inadvertently or unintentionally given them full rights for what they do with the recordings - which would allow them to re-license it. In that case, she may have no legal standing, even if what the company did was unethical.
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SFC Casey O'Mally
SFC Kelly Fuerhoff - That would be prudent. Even if they legally used the voice (which I am neither saying they did or saying they did not), once the owner of the voice makes her objections to its use known, honoring her wishes makes sense.
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