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ElevenLabs’ new v4 model clones a voice from 10 seconds of audio and speaks 90 languages. What it means for voice actors, dubbing and consent.
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A Tokyo Court Says a Voice Is Protected. Kenjiro Tsuda Still Loses His TikTok Case
A Tokyo court says a performer's voice is protected by publicity rights, the same right that covers a famous face. Kenjiro Tsuda still loses his case against TikTok's operator, because the AI-voiced videos he wanted gone were deleted before the judge could order it.
The Tokyo District Court dismissed Tsuda's claim on Wednesday, September 30. Presiding judge Aya Takahashi found there was nothing left for TikTok to take down: the anonymous account that posted the videos had already been deleted. But in the same judgment, the court said for the first time that a voice can carry publicity rights on its own, a point Japanese law has never written down.
Tsuda, the Japanese voice of Kento Nanami in "Jujutsu Kaisen" and Seto Kaiba in "Yu-Gi-Oh!", sued in November 2025. His target wasn't the anonymous account that posted the videos. It was the platform that hosted them, and the question was whether TikTok had to take them down. Voice Over Herald laid out the case before the verdict.
