The estate of is suing the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses to recreate the late standup comic鈥檚 style and material.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday asks that a judge order the podcast outlet Dudesy to immediately take down the audio special, 鈥淕eorge Carlin: I鈥檓 Glad I鈥檓 Dead,鈥� in which a synthesis of Carlin delivers commentary on current events. Carlin died in 2008.

Carlin鈥檚 daughter, Kelly Carlin, said in a statement that the work is 鈥渁 poorly-executed facsimile cobbled together by unscrupulous individuals to capitalize on the extraordinary goodwill my father established with his adoring fanbase.鈥�

The Carlin estate and its executor, Jerold Hamza, are named as plaintiffs in the suit, which alleges violations of Carlin鈥檚 right of publicity and copyright. The named defendants are Dudesy and podcast hosts Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen.

鈥淣one of the Defendants had permission to use Carlin鈥檚 likeness for the AI-generated 鈥楪eorge Carlin Special,鈥� nor did they have a license to use any of the late comedian鈥檚 copyrighted materials,鈥� the lawsuit says.

The defendants have not filed a response to the lawsuit and it was not clear whether they have retained an attorney. They could not immediately be reached for comment.

At the beginning of the special posted on YouTube on Jan. 9, a voiceover identifying itself as the AI engine used by Dudesy says it listened to the comic鈥檚 50 years of material and 鈥渄id my best to imitate his voice, cadence and attitude as well as the subject matter I think would have interested him today.鈥�

The plaintiffs say if that was in fact how it was created 鈥� and some listeners have doubted its stated origins 鈥� it means Carlin鈥檚 copyright was violated.

The company, as it often does on similar projects, also released a podcast episode with Sasso and Kultgen introducing and commenting on the mock Carlin.

鈥淲hat we just listened to, was that passable?鈥� Kultgen says in a section of the episode cited in the lawsuit.

鈥淵eah, that sounded exactly like George Carlin,鈥� Sasso responds.

The lawsuit is among the first in what is likely to be an increasing number of major legal moves made to fight the regenerated use of celebrity images and likenesses.

The in the resolution of last year鈥檚 .

Josh Schiller, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said in a statement that the 鈥渃ase is not just about AI, it鈥檚 about the humans that use AI to violate the law, infringe on intellectual property rights, and flout common decency.鈥�

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