The Jenna scenario isolates the specific question that AI voice technology creates: does a contract for recorded performances transfer rights to the performer’s voice pattern itself? The answer is no — those are different rights, and AI use requires the second right, not just the first. Most creative contracts were written before AI voice cloning existed and do not address it. The safe approach is explicit written consent for any AI voice use, regardless of what prior contracts say.

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