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IThome · Published on 2026-10-02 15:47

Japanese court confirms for the first time that voice is protected by law; 'AI voice actor' involves infringement of portrait rights

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A Tokyo court, in a case where Japan's well-known voice actor Tsuda Kenjiro sued TikTok, recognized his claim, found that AI imitating his 'deep and rich' baritone voice line without permission involved rights infringement, and for the first time in Japanese judicial practice confirmed that a person's voice is protected by law.

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