Japanese court opens door to voice rights despite dismissal of TikTok AI suit
By Toko Sekiguchi ( September 30, 2026, 08:59 GMT | Insight) -- The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a Japanese voice actor’s bid to force TikTok to remove videos allegedly using an AI-generated imitation of his voice, finding that the posts had already been deleted. The court said a performer’s voice could be protected by publicity rights, but stopped short of deciding whether the videos infringed those rights.The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a Japanese voice actor’s bid to force TikTok to remove videos allegedly using an artificial intelligence-generated imitation of his voice, finding that the posts had already been deleted. The court said a performer’s voice could be protected by publicity rights, but stopped short of deciding whether the videos infringed those rights....
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