# Tokyo court says AI copy of actor’s ‘lustrous’ voice violated his rights

https://mins.news/en/item/80153

- The Guardian, 2026-09-30 11:09 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/30/ai-tool-copied-actor-kenjiro-tsuda-tokyo-court

> Tokyo district court has ruled that human voices receive the same protection as publicity rights. Actor Kenjiro Tsuda sued a TikTok account for allegedly using AI-generated videos to copy his voice. The court said unauthorised use of a performer’s voice may infringe those rights, but rejected his removal request because the videos had already been deleted.