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Comment by Matthew McConaughey
Academy Award-winning actor; first person to use trademark law to protect likeness from AI misuse
Own yourself. Your voice, your likeness, whatever you've got — own yourself. So when it comes — not if it comes — no one can steal you. [...] My team and I want to know that when my voice or likeness is ever used, it's because I approved and signed off on it.
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(2026)
2mo ago
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Quote (2026) confirmed accurate. The fortune.com source returns HTTP 403 to automated fetching, but web search confirms the Fortune article (Feb 19, 2026) and multiple outlets (Variety, NPR, Breitbart) contain these exact statements from McConaughey's Variety/CNN town hall: 'Own yourself. Your voice, your likeness, whatever you've got—own yourself. So when it comes—not if it comes—no one can steal you,' and 'My team and I want to know that when my voice or likeness is ever used, it's because I approved and signed off on it.' Author attribution (Matthew McConaughey, who trademarked his likeness/catchphrase to protect against AI misuse) is correct. The 'for' vote on 'Ban AI impersonation of real individuals without their consent' aligns with his insistence on consent before any use of his voice or likeness. Author, content, year, source contents, and vote direction all check out.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 10d ago
replying to Matthew McConaughey