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.

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 https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/tokyo-court-grants-legal-protection-human-voices-ai-136912283?utm source=chatgpt.com . — Read the rest https://boingboing.net/2026/10/02/japan-court-rules-actors-have-right-to-their-own-voices.html The post Japan court rules actors have right to their own voices https://boingboing.net/2026/10/02/japan-court-rules-actors-have-right-to-their-own-voices.html appeared first on Boing Boing https://boingboing.net .