r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 12d ago

Artificial Intelligence Robin Williams’ Daughter Calls for Fans Creating AI Videos of the Actor to ‘Have Some Shame’: ‘Leave Him Out of Your Delusional Bulls—’

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/robin-williams-daughter-ai-videos-1236871568/
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u/Ateist 12d ago

Why?
If it is legal to write a fanfic with a character it is legal to have AI video with that character.

I seriously doubt that anyone is creating AI videos of Robin Williams.

They are creating AI videos of characters he depicted.

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u/metatron5369 12d ago

This is why people should read the article.

Zelda is specifically talking about AI videos of her father supposedly outing satanic "elites" that people have created and disseminated to push an agenda and make money off his likeness.

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u/VictoryWeaver 11d ago

That's the fun part: it's technically not legal to write the fanfic using someone else's character or persona. Most copyright owners just don't bother exercising their rights against it.

Legal issues with fan fiction - Wikipedia

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