Japan court rules voice is protected as publicity right in AI cloning case
- SocietyBut dismisses demand from anime actor to remove TikTok videos using similar voiceThe plaintiff, voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda, who is best known for voicing the character Kento Nanami in the anime "Jujutsu Kaisen.
- " (Screenshot from Kenjiro Tsuda's website)September 30, 2026 16:14 JSTTOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court ruled Wednesday that voices are protected as a publicity right, similar to portrait rights, in the first such ruling in the country.
- The Tokyo District Court, however, dismissed the demand by the plaintiff, voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda, for the operator of TikTok to take down videos
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- SocietyBut dismisses demand from anime actor to remove TikTok videos using similar voiceThe plaintiff, voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda, who is best known for voicing the character Kento Nanami in the anime "Jujutsu Kaisen.
- " (Screenshot from Kenjiro Tsuda's website)September 30, 2026 16:14 JSTTOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court ruled Wednesday that voices are protected as a publicity right, similar to portrait rights, in the first such ruling in the country.
- The Tokyo District Court, however, dismissed the demand by the plaintiff, voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda, for the operator of TikTok to take down videos
Sources: Nikkei