A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection for the human voice in a landmark case involving a popular Japanese anime voice actor A Tokyo court has acknowledged for the first time a right to one's own voice after an anime actor sued TikTok over an account using an AI copy of his baritone. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection for the human voice in a landmark case involving a popular Japanese anime voice actorS1

• A Tokyo court has acknowledged for the first time a right to one's own voice after an anime actor sued TikTok over an account using an AI copy of his baritone.S2