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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: George Carlin's estate files lawsuit over AI-generated comedy special
Caption: George Carlin’s Estate Files Lawsuit Over AI-Generated Comedy Special. Comedian George Carlin died in 2008. His voice was resurrected earlier this month when an AI-generated comedy special, called 'George Carlin: I'm glad I'm dead,' was posted to YouTube by Dudesy, a podcast. Dudesy is run by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen. Carlin's estate has since filed suit, accusing Dudesy of stealing "a great American artist's work". The lawsuit "alleging copyright infringement and a violation of" Carlin's "right to publicity" was filed in California Federal Court, NBC News reports. "Defendants’ AI-generated 'George Carlin Special' is not a creative work." "It is a piece of computer-generated clickbait which detracts from the value of Carlin’s comedic works and harms his reputation." "It is a casual theft of a great American artist’s work." Carlin's estate, via statement. Carlin's daughter, Kelly, also issued a statement. "The ‘George Carlin’ in that video is not the beautiful human who defined his generation and raised me with love." Kelly Carlin, via statement. "It is a poorly-executed facsimile cobbled together by unscrupulous individuals to capitalize on the extraordinary goodwill my father established with his adoring fanbase." Kelly Carlin, via statement. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: George Carlin,AI,Generated,Estate,Files,Lawsuit,AI-generated,Comedy special,Copyright infringement,Chad Kultgen,Suit,California Federal Court,NBC News
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