Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists files an NLRB unfair labor practice charge against Epic's Llama Productions over AI-voiced Darth Vader in Fortnite

Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists files an NLRB unfair labor practice charge against Epic's Llama Productions over AI-voiced Darth Vader in Fortnite (www.sagaftra.org)
from Pro@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world on 20 May 2025 08:20
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kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 20 May 2025 08:39 collapse

Shouldn’t they sue whoever is the copyright owner? Not defending that absolute turd of company that is Epic, but they were allowed to do it by someone else.

roofuskit@lemmy.world on 20 May 2025 11:30 collapse

Llama signed the collective bargaining agreement that prohibits this. So they are indeed suing the correct entity for breach. It doesn’t matter if the IP owner gave permission.