AI tool that copied actor’s ‘lustrous’ voice violated his rights, says Tokyo court

AI tool that copied actor’s ‘lustrous’ voice violated his rights, says Tokyo court

Kenjiro Tsuda wins case against TikTok account in landmark verdict to protect publicity rights

A court in Japan has ruled that the human voice has legal protection after a landmark case involving a well known actor and a TikTok account whose AI -generated videos, he claimed, had cloned his “lustrous” baritone voice.

Tokyo district court said on Wednesday that voices enjoy the same protection as publicity rights, at the end of a closely watched legal action brought against TikTok by Kenjiro Tsuda – best known for voicing the character Kento Nanami in the anime Jujutsu Kaisen. Continue reading...

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