Notes on likeness, IP, and AI video.
Plain-language pieces on the risk of accidental resemblance — when a generated or user-uploaded character lands on a real person or someone else's IP — and how to screen for it before you publish.
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A pre-publication screening checklist
A practical, repeatable pass for generated or user-uploaded video — so accidental likeness and IP don't become someone else's discovery.
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When your AI character looks too much like a real person
Right of publicity, defamation, and the “reasonable person” test — the three risks every team shipping generative video should understand.
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Why “fictional” faces aren't always fictional
How generative models drift toward real people — and why a vision model will confidently name the wrong celebrity.
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It's not just faces: copyrighted characters in user content
A cartoon character in a piece of UGC is an IP exposure too — and it is harder to catch than a celebrity.
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