A radio commercial uses the voice of a singer sounding remarkably like Lilly Jones singing part of her hit record, “Fainting.” The singer is not Jones. To avoid an appropriation lawsuit for a “sound-alike” problem in the advertisement ______.

a. the ad cannot use Jones’s name
b. the singer’s voice must be disguised
c. the ad must include a disclaimer saying, for example, the singer is not Jones
d. there is no problem; sound-alikes can be used in radio ads under all circumstances


c. the ad must include a disclaimer saying, for example, the singer is not Jones

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