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Japan's copyright-policy panel leaves voice actors speechless

By Toko Sekiguchi ( March 18, 2025, 08:32 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s copyright policy panel said today that voices are not safeguarded by copyright law, leaving the country’s voice actors to look to tort law or privacy laws governing image and publicity rights to protect the rights to their works. The conclusion comes amid growing concerns about the impact of generative artificial intelligence on Japan’s vibrant content industry, where voice actors play a crucial role in popularizing anime works into massive intellectual property assets.Japan’s copyright policy panel said today that voices are not safeguarded by copyright law, leaving the country’s voice actors to look to tort law or privacy laws governing image and publicity rights to protect the rights to their works....

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