Row 27157

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>In a pivotal case on the right of publicity, acclaimed singer Bette Midler brought suit against Ford Motor Co. for the unauthorized use of her voice in a television commercial for automobiles.[\[4\]](https://grr.com/publications/hey-thats-my-voice-can-i-sue-them/#_ftn4) In *Midler v Ford,* Bette Midler specifically refused an offer to use her voice in a Ford commercial, so they hired another singer to mimic Midler’s voice in an edited version of Midler’s song, “Do You Want to Dance”. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit explained that a person’s voice is “one of the most palpable ways identity is manifested” and held that in a claim for the appropriation of a person’s voice, to recover under California law the voice plaintiff must prove three elements: (1) a voice; (2) that is distinctive; and (3) that is widely known.[\[5\]](https://grr.com/publications/hey-thats-my-voice-can-i-sue-them/#_ftn5) The case was remanded to the district court for trial, where the jury found in favor of Midler, and she was awarded $400,000 in damages for the market rate of her performance had she done the commercial.

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text >In a pivotal case on the right of publicity, acclaimed singer Bette Midler brought suit against Ford Motor Co. for the unauthorized use of her voice in a television commercial for automobiles.[\[4\]](https://grr.com/publications/hey-thats-my-voice-can-i-sue-them/#_ftn4) In *Midler v Ford,* Bette Midler specifically refused an offer to use her voice in a Ford commercial, so they hired another singer to mimic Midler’s voice in an edited version of Midler’s song, “Do You Want to Dance”. The Court …
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