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by fathyb 751 days ago
Isn't because in Cars the character itself is the IP, not the actor? For example, if Owen Wilson started cosplaying as the Cars character and making money out of it, he could be sued.

Reminds me of an Archer bit: https://youtu.be/c9uuITbtl-g?t=2

- Oh my god, Slim Goodbody!

- No! No, this is absolutely not that trademark character. Just a unitard with the systems of the human body on it. On a guy.

- On a guy named TV's Michael Gray.

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The video description is

> All credits to FX. I do not own any rights.

Appropriate