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Tokyo Court First to Recognize Voice Rights: AI-Cloning a Voice Actor's Voice Can Infringe
On September 30, the Tokyo District Court ruled that a person's voice is protected by publicity rights just like their likeness — Japan's first judicial recognition of voice rights. The case began when an anonymous TikTok account posted about 188 videos using an AI-cloned voice of actor Kenjiro Tsuda, gaining over 200,000 followers.