# Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case

https://mins.news/en/item/81560

- ABC News, 2026-10-01 09:03 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/tokyo-court-grants-legal-protection-human-voices-ai-136912283

> A Tokyo court has granted legal protection to the human voice in a landmark case involving a popular Japanese anime voice actor.

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