Results: Taking a look at "George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead."

George Carlin died of heart failure in 2008. A voice sounding like his was uploaded earlier this month (Jan 2024) by the Dudesy channel. Although there were no visual images of Carlin, the voice recounted themes he was famous for such as religion and politics. It even discusses the comedian's own death. So far, do you feel this is a copyright infringement?

Carlin's estate filed a lawsuit in California Federal Court against the Dudesy YouTube channel which is run by comedian Will Sasso and writer Chad Kultgen. The estate says the duo slapped together a special called, "George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead," without permission and posted it to YouTube. Does the estate have the right to sue in your opinion?

The lawsuit says the AI generated piece is not a creative work. It instead detracts from his comedic value and harms his reputation. Do you feel this is true?

An intro to the video explains that it was made using an AI tool that had been trained to replicate Carlin's voice and content delivery. The comedian's daughter, Kelly Carlin, called it, "a poorly executed facsimile cobbled together by unscrupulous individuals." Does she have a valid point?