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<\/div>Dead Musicians<\/h2>
Michael Jackson. Amy Winehouse. Tupac. Roy Orbison.<\/p>
Those are just a few of the dead musicians who have been resurrected on stage<\/a> in recent years as holograms — and a new feature<\/a> by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation <\/em>explores not just the critical reception and technological frontiers of the new industry, but the legal minefield it raises to dust off the visage of a famous person and bring them out on the road.<\/p> According to University of Sydney digital human researcher Mike Seymour, today’s musical holograms have only started to tap the medium’s potential. In the future, he predicted to the ABC<\/em>, machine learning will let these long-dead holograms interact with the crowd and improvise.<\/p> Additionally, according to the report, the law is still grappling with how to handle life-after-death performances<\/a>. In the U.S., a legal concept called a “right to publicity” gives a person, or their estate, the right to profit from their likeness. But whether right to publicity applies after death, and for how long, differs between states.<\/p> Of course, no legal or technical measures will win over fans of an act who find it disrespectful to raise a performer from death and trot them out on tour.<\/p> “If you are appalled by [the idea], because you think it’s an atrocity to the original act, you are going to hate it,” Seymour told the broadcaster. “And if you are a fan that just loves seeing that song being performed again, you are going to think it’s the best thing ever.”<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Dead musicians are touring again, as holograms. It’s tricky — technologically and legally<\/a> [Australian Broadcasting Corporation<\/i>]<\/p> More on hologram performances: <\/strong><\/em>Wildly Famous Japanese Pop Star Sells Thousands of Tickets in NYC. Also, She’s A Hologram<\/a><\/p> The post Holograms Are Resurrecting Dead Musicians, Raising Legal Questions<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Excerpt from: Dead Musicians Michael Jackson. Amy Winehouse. Tupac Continue reading Back to Life<\/h2>
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