Summary
Voice actors Karissa Vacker and Mark Boyett, along with science fiction authors and a publisher, sued ElevenLabs alleging the company used generative AI to clone their voices without consent, creating voice profiles named "Bella" and "Adam" that the company used to promote its text-to-speech software and attract users without compensation.[2][3][4] The plaintiffs asserted claims for misappropriation of likeness and publicity rights under state law, as well as violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for circumventing technological protections on copyrighted audiobook narrations to train the AI system.[1][4] This case marked the first settlement among 48 copyright-related lawsuits filed against AI companies, establishing precedent for multi-pronged IP claims against generative AI
Case details
- Court
- D. Del.
- Docket number
- 1:24-cv-00987
- Filed
- Aug 29, 2024
- Status
- Active
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