Your own appearance
FAIR TO CLONEAn interview, panel or bulletin where the voice on air is yours.
You are the speaker. Record a consent form for yourself so the file has a signed record.
TV CLIP RIGHTS
Which broadcast clips are fair to clone
Capturing a TV, radio or stream feed is easy — being allowed to clone it is the part that matters. Find your clip below, then use the ready-made request for anything marked “ask first”. This is practical guidance, not legal advice; rules differ by country.
A client or presenter you represent
FAIR TO CLONETalent under a contract that covers synthetic or derivative voice use.
Check the contract actually names synthetic voice. Older talent contracts often do not.
Your own station's archive
FAIR TO CLONEMaterial your organisation produced and owns outright.
You still need the individual speaker's permission — owning the tape is not owning the voice.
A voice licensed to you in writing
FAIR TO CLONEA signed agreement naming voice cloning, the territory and the period.
Keep the agreement reference in the consent record so it can be audited later.
A public figure's speech or press conference
ASK FIRSTPoliticians, officials, executives speaking publicly.
Public availability is not permission. Personality and likeness rights still apply, and political voice cloning is restricted or banned in many countries.
A news anchor or radio host
ASK FIRSTA named broadcaster reading a bulletin or hosting a show.
The station owns the recording and the presenter owns their voice. You need both.
A podcast or interview guest
ASK FIRSTAnyone speaking on someone else's show.
Ask the speaker directly; the show's licence rarely covers cloning its guests.
A member of the public in a vox pop
ASK FIRSTStreet interviews, callers, audience questions.
They consented to be broadcast once, not to have a voice model built from it.
An actor, singer or celebrity
DO NOT CLONEPerformance audio, adverts, film or music.
Performance rights, union agreements and likeness rights stack on top of each other. Clone only with a negotiated licence through their representation.
A deceased person
DO NOT CLONEArchive of someone who has died.
Estates control this in many territories, and it is the fastest way to cause real harm. Go through the estate first.
Anything used to deceive
DO NOT CLONEFake statements, scam calls, bypassing voice ID, political manipulation.
Prohibited on TayaproVoices regardless of who gave permission.
Ask for permission
Fill in what you know and send this to the speaker, their agent, or the station's rights desk. When they reply with a yes, record it on the consent form so the permission is stored alongside the voice.
Subject: Permission to create a synthetic voice from your broadcast clip Dear [speaker or rights holder], I am writing to ask for written permission to use a recording of your voice to create a synthetic voice profile. The clip: [describe the clip, date and where it aired] What I would do with it: Narration and presenter video for my own projects, clearly labelled as synthetic. Where: Worldwide For how long: 12 months, or until you withdraw permission How it works, plainly: the recording is analysed to build a voice profile that can read scripts I write. The output is synthetic speech, labelled as such. I will not use it to make you appear to say anything you have not approved, for political content, for advertising, or in any way intended to deceive. You can withdraw permission at any time and I will stop using the profile and delete it. If you agree, please reply confirming: 1. You are the speaker, or you hold the rights to that recording. 2. You permit the uses, territory and period above. 3. Your full name as a signature and today's date. Anything you would like excluded, I will honour. Thank you, [your name and organisation]
Requests you have sent
Sign in to keep a record of every request and its answer.
Keep the reply. If the speaker later withdraws, mark the consent withdrawn on the rights page and stop using that profile — including anything already published.