Morgan Freeman is a Madman!...er, mad man.

A big controversey in the advertising, political and voiceover worlds this week involves political "attack ads" featuring a Morgan Freeman sound-alike.
Take a watch & listen:



Another ad is highlighted in this TMZ report:




Even though my politics likely differ, I think Morgan Freeman has a right to be mad.
Impersonators are generally protected if a work is satirical (think Saturday Night Live, etc) but these ads are clearly not satirical.
But at what point is a person's voice not their own?

Morgan Freeman CBS News Outtakes

All the attention on the Late Night shakeup with Jay Leno and Conan OBrien is helping actor Morgan Freeman cover his mess ups voicing the open for "The CBS Evening News". Until now!


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My thanks to VU (The Voiceover Universe) for spotting this.