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

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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…

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