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Japan court rules actors have right to their own voices

The Tokyo District Court ruled this week that a person's voice can be protected under Japan's publicity rights law, in a case brought by actor Kenjiro Tsuda against TikTok over an account that used an AI-generated replica of his voice in more than 180 videos. The decision extends publicity-rights protection to voice, a legal question raised by AI voice cloning.

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Kenjiro Tsuda, an actor famed in Japan for his lustrous baritone, sued TikTok over an account that used an AI-generated replica of his voice in more than 180 videos. Tokyo District Court ruled this week that a persons' voice can be protected under Japan's publicity rights law. — Read the rest

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