Comments on: Liability surrouning Celebrity Impersonations http://voblog.mx2solutions.com/1/hello-world/ Voice Over success for the professional Voice Actor Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:23:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: jamey moore http://voblog.mx2solutions.com/1/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-118 jamey moore Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:38:29 +0000 http://voblog.mx2solutions.com/?p=1#comment-118 I recently heard a radio ad promoting a local car dealership using the voice recreation of Paul Harvey by a professional voice over talent. I wondered if it could be Paul Harvey Junior but felt like it probably was not because he did not identify himself in the ad. The sound alike voice over artist also used simular terms that Paul Harvey made famous in his legendary news broadcast. There was no mention of Paul Harvey or disclaimer in the commercial but listening to the ad most anyone would know this was Paul Harvey or his son although senior is deceased. The commercial may have been licensed by the Paul Harvey estate but if it was not my question is this legal? I recently heard a radio ad promoting a local car dealership using the voice recreation of Paul Harvey by a professional voice over talent. I wondered if it could be Paul Harvey Junior but felt like it probably was not because he did not identify himself in the ad.

The sound alike voice over artist also used simular terms that Paul Harvey made famous in his legendary news broadcast.

There was no mention of Paul Harvey or disclaimer in the commercial but listening to the ad most anyone would know this was Paul Harvey or his son although senior is deceased.

The commercial may have been licensed by the Paul Harvey estate but if it was not my question is this legal?

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