人工智能模仿问题正日益引起全球表演者的担忧；这一威胁已经波及到日本著名的动画产业——在该产业中，配音演员往往与他们的角色一样受到粉丝的崇拜。由津田健二郎（Kenjiro Tsuda）提起的这起诉讼，被认为是日本首例旨在保护个人声音权益、防止其声音被人工智能复制的案件。津田健二郎因在《咒术回战》（Jujutsu Kaisen）和《游戏王》（Yu-Gi-Oh!）等热门系列作品中的主演角色而广为人知。他要求TikTok删除那些由他配音的视频。这些视频中的声音具有独特而富有魅力的特质，津田坚称这种声音只能属于他自己。然而，根据法新社（AFP）获取的法庭记录，TikTok方面认为这种声音属于“普通的男性声音”，其与津田声音的相似性纯属主观判断。
AI imitation is a growing concern among performers worldwide, and the threat has roiled Japan's storied animation industry, whose voice actors are sometimes worshipped as much as their characters by fans.The lawsuit filed by Kenjiro Tsuda, known for his starring roles in mega-franchises including "Jujutsu Kaisen" and "Yu-Gi-Oh!", is believed to be the country's first seeking to defend an individual's vocal identity against AI-generated copies.Tsuda is demanding TikTok remove a slew of videos narrated by a distinctively "deep" and "lustrous" voice that the 55-year-old says can only be his.The platform, however, argues it is a "generic male voice" "generic male voice" whose perceived similarity to Tsuda's is subjective at best, according to court records accessed by AFP.An actor's voice "is the result of years of rigorous training and apprenticeship" to hone talent, Yuko Sasaki, executive director of the Japan Actors Union, told AFP."It's something we spend lots of time and money perfecting," said Sasaki, a fellow voice actor, adding that "we support Tsuda wholeheartedly."The court should "acknowledge that ownership of a voice is a fundamental right," she said.An anonymous account, whose picture resembled a "Jujutsu Kaisen" character dubbed by Tsuda, posted the videos in question.They combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.The account at one point boasted more than 200,000rs and would have brought in upwards of 500,000 yen ($3,200) in monthly revenue, the legal complaint argued.'SORDID CONTENT'The account, whose posts mostly lacked original substance, "only gained popularity because its dubious, sordid content was narrated by the attractive voice of a popular actor," Tsuda's legal team said, according to the court records.This infringes Tsuda's so-called publicity rights -- the ability to control and profit from the use of aspects of one's identity -- his attorneys said.Although the account itself is no longer viewable on the platform, the Tokyo District Court will rule on whether TikTok was responsible for deleting the posts.Parallel to the lawsuit, Sasaki and other Japanese voice actors have launched a campaign, called "No More", against using generative AI to mimic performers without permission."Our industry can be crushed" if a court win for TikTok triggers "unbridled" AI voice cloning on social media, actor Bin Shimada told AFP.That could cause younger actors to "lose hope", said Shimada, who is part of the campaign group.It is also fast becoming a global issue."In many countries copyright and data protection laws are not being adequately adapted" to protect performers from AI clones, the International Federation of Actors said last year.ChatGPT maker OpenAI was forced to apologise in 2024 to star Scarlett Johansson over a synthetic voice that sounded like her, released after she declined to work with OpenAI on the project.INTERNATIONAL INTERESTWhile no law explicitly enshrines a person's voice in Japan, the justice ministry published legally non-binding guidelines last month clarifying its protection under existing rights.As "the symbol of one's personality" voice is subject to "publicity rights" and "rights to prevent unauthorised use of one's portrait and likeness", the ministry said.But it remains to be seen whether and how the guidelines will influence Wednesday's court decision on Tsuda's case.TikTok has questioned the actor's "national fame", rejecting his accusations that the account was free-riding on a well-known brand in a violation of Japan's unfair competition prevention laws.As a platform, all it did was "host a forum where users could post creative and ingenious content within the scope of free speech," it told the court.It is "very unlikely" that Tsuda's voice will be outright denied publicity rights, Tatsuhiro Ueno, a professor of intellectual property studies at Waseda University, told AFP.Given the actor's "Jujutsu Kaisen" role as a stoic, elite sorcerer that made his voice "highly recognisable in Europe", Ueno believes the verdict "will garner a lot of international interest".Veteran voice actor Michihiro Ikemizu, 83, also expressed solidarity with Tsuda -- but said that AI, however sophisticated it gets, will never outperform human actors."You need to constantly feel and adapt while performing your role. That's something AI can never do," Ikemizu told AFP."That's our only weapon."- Ends
日本演员联盟（Japan Actors Union）的执行董事佐佐木由子（Yuko Sasaki）告诉法新社：“演员的声音是多年严格训练和学徒生涯的结晶；我们投入了大量时间和资金来完善这种声音。”她补充道：“我们全力支持津田健二郎。”她强调：“法院应当承认，声音的所有权是一项基本权利。”
AI imitation is a growing concern among performers worldwide, and the threat has roiled Japan's storied animation industry, whose voice actors are sometimes worshipped as much as their characters by fans.The lawsuit filed by Kenjiro Tsuda, known for his starring roles in mega-franchises including "Jujutsu Kaisen" and "Yu-Gi-Oh!", is believed to be the country's first seeking to defend an individual's vocal identity against AI-generated copies.Tsuda is demanding TikTok remove a slew of videos narrated by a distinctively "deep" and "lustrous" voice that the 55-year-old says can only be his.The platform, however, argues it is a "generic male voice" "generic male voice" whose perceived similarity to Tsuda's is subjective at best, according to court records accessed by AFP.An actor's voice "is the result of years of rigorous training and apprenticeship" to hone talent, Yuko Sasaki, executive director of the Japan Actors Union, told AFP."It's something we spend lots of time and money perfecting," said Sasaki, a fellow voice actor, adding that "we support Tsuda wholeheartedly."The court should "acknowledge that ownership of a voice is a fundamental right," she said.An anonymous account, whose picture resembled a "Jujutsu Kaisen" character dubbed by Tsuda, posted the videos in question.They combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.The account at one point boasted more than 200,000rs and would have brought in upwards of 500,000 yen ($3,200) in monthly revenue, the legal complaint argued.'SORDID CONTENT'The account, whose posts mostly lacked original substance, "only gained popularity because its dubious, sordid content was narrated by the attractive voice of a popular actor," Tsuda's legal team said, according to the court records.This infringes Tsuda's so-called publicity rights -- the ability to control and profit from the use of aspects of one's identity -- his attorneys said.Although the account itself is no longer viewable on the platform, the Tokyo District Court will rule on whether TikTok was responsible for deleting the posts.Parallel to the lawsuit, Sasaki and other Japanese voice actors have launched a campaign, called "No More", against using generative AI to mimic performers without permission."Our industry can be crushed" if a court win for TikTok triggers "unbridled" AI voice cloning on social media, actor Bin Shimada told AFP.That could cause younger actors to "lose hope", said Shimada, who is part of the campaign group.It is also fast becoming a global issue."In many countries copyright and data protection laws are not being adequately adapted" to protect performers from AI clones, the International Federation of Actors said last year.ChatGPT maker OpenAI was forced to apologise in 2024 to star Scarlett Johansson over a synthetic voice that sounded like her, released after she declined to work with OpenAI on the project.INTERNATIONAL INTERESTWhile no law explicitly enshrines a person's voice in Japan, the justice ministry published legally non-binding guidelines last month clarifying its protection under existing rights.As "the symbol of one's personality" voice is subject to "publicity rights" and "rights to prevent unauthorised use of one's portrait and likeness", the ministry said.But it remains to be seen whether and how the guidelines will influence Wednesday's court decision on Tsuda's case.TikTok has questioned the actor's "national fame", rejecting his accusations that the account was free-riding on a well-known brand in a violation of Japan's unfair competition prevention laws.As a platform, all it did was "host a forum where users could post creative and ingenious content within the scope of free speech," it told the court.It is "very unlikely" that Tsuda's voice will be outright denied publicity rights, Tatsuhiro Ueno, a professor of intellectual property studies at Waseda University, told AFP.Given the actor's "Jujutsu Kaisen" role as a stoic, elite sorcerer that made his voice "highly recognisable in Europe", Ueno believes the verdict "will garner a lot of international interest".Veteran voice actor Michihiro Ikemizu, 83, also expressed solidarity with Tsuda -- but said that AI, however sophisticated it gets, will never outperform human actors."You need to constantly feel and adapt while performing your role. That's something AI can never do," Ikemizu told AFP."That's our only weapon."- Ends
这些争议视频是由一个匿名账号发布的，该账号的头像与津田为《咒术回战》中的某个角色配音的形象非常相似。这些视频结合了图片以及看似由人工智能生成的关于都市传说、超自然现象和阴谋论的文字内容。根据法庭记录，该账号曾拥有超过20万粉丝，每月收入可达50万日元（约合3200美元）。津田的律师团队指出：“这些视频的内容毫无原创性，之所以受欢迎，仅仅是因为它们由这位受欢迎演员的迷人声音配音而已。”他们认为，这种行为侵犯了津田的“公开权”——即控制自己形象被使用的权利，并因此获得收益的权利。
AI imitation is a growing concern among performers worldwide, and the threat has roiled Japan's storied animation industry, whose voice actors are sometimes worshipped as much as their characters by fans.The lawsuit filed by Kenjiro Tsuda, known for his starring roles in mega-franchises including "Jujutsu Kaisen" and "Yu-Gi-Oh!", is believed to be the country's first seeking to defend an individual's vocal identity against AI-generated copies.Tsuda is demanding TikTok remove a slew of videos narrated by a distinctively "deep" and "lustrous" voice that the 55-year-old says can only be his.The platform, however, argues it is a "generic male voice" "generic male voice" whose perceived similarity to Tsuda's is subjective at best, according to court records accessed by AFP.An actor's voice "is the result of years of rigorous training and apprenticeship" to hone talent, Yuko Sasaki, executive director of the Japan Actors Union, told AFP."It's something we spend lots of time and money perfecting," said Sasaki, a fellow voice actor, adding that "we support Tsuda wholeheartedly."The court should "acknowledge that ownership of a voice is a fundamental right," she said.An anonymous account, whose picture resembled a "Jujutsu Kaisen" character dubbed by Tsuda, posted the videos in question.They combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.The account at one point boasted more than 200,000rs and would have brought in upwards of 500,000 yen ($3,200) in monthly revenue, the legal complaint argued.'SORDID CONTENT'The account, whose posts mostly lacked original substance, "only gained popularity because its dubious, sordid content was narrated by the attractive voice of a popular actor," Tsuda's legal team said, according to the court records.This infringes Tsuda's so-called publicity rights -- the ability to control and profit from the use of aspects of one's identity -- his attorneys said.Although the account itself is no longer viewable on the platform, the Tokyo District Court will rule on whether TikTok was responsible for deleting the posts.Parallel to the lawsuit, Sasaki and other Japanese voice actors have launched a campaign, called "No More", against using generative AI to mimic performers without permission."Our industry can be crushed" if a court win for TikTok triggers "unbridled" AI voice cloning on social media, actor Bin Shimada told AFP.That could cause younger actors to "lose hope", said Shimada, who is part of the campaign group.It is also fast becoming a global issue."In many countries copyright and data protection laws are not being adequately adapted" to protect performers from AI clones, the International Federation of Actors said last year.ChatGPT maker OpenAI was forced to apologise in 2024 to star Scarlett Johansson over a synthetic voice that sounded like her, released after she declined to work with OpenAI on the project.INTERNATIONAL INTERESTWhile no law explicitly enshrines a person's voice in Japan, the justice ministry published legally non-binding guidelines last month clarifying its protection under existing rights.As "the symbol of one's personality" voice is subject to "publicity rights" and "rights to prevent unauthorised use of one's portrait and likeness", the ministry said.But it remains to be seen whether and how the guidelines will influence Wednesday's court decision on Tsuda's case.TikTok has questioned the actor's "national fame", rejecting his accusations that the account was free-riding on a well-known brand in a violation of Japan's unfair competition prevention laws.As a platform, all it did was "host a forum where users could post creative and ingenious content within the scope of free speech," it told the court.It is "very unlikely" that Tsuda's voice will be outright denied publicity rights, Tatsuhiro Ueno, a professor of intellectual property studies at Waseda University, told AFP.Given the actor's "Jujutsu Kaisen" role as a stoic, elite sorcerer that made his voice "highly recognisable in Europe", Ueno believes the verdict "will garner a lot of international interest".Veteran voice actor Michihiro Ikemizu, 83, also expressed solidarity with Tsuda -- but said that AI, however sophisticated it gets, will never outperform human actors."You need to constantly feel and adapt while performing your role. That's something AI can never do," Ikemizu told AFP."That's our only weapon."- Ends
f 在该平台上已无法查看，东京地方法院将裁决 TikTok 是否应对删除这些帖子负责。与此同时，佐佐木和其他日本声优发起了一项名为“不再”（No More）的运动，反对未经许可使用生成式 AI 模仿表演者。“如果法院判 TikTok 胜诉，引发社交媒体上‘不受约束’的 AI 声音克隆，‘我们的行业可能会被摧毁’，”演员岛田敏告诉法新社。岛田是该运动组织的成员之一，他表示，这可能导致年轻演员“失去希望”。这也正迅速成为一个全球性问题。国际演员联合会去年表示：“在许多国家，版权和数据保护法没有得到充分调整，以保护表演者免受 AI 克隆的侵害。”2024 年，ChatGPT 制造商 OpenAI 因发布了一种听起来像斯嘉丽·约翰逊的合成语音，在该明星拒绝参与该项目后，被迫向其道歉。国际关注虽然日本没有法律明确将一个人的声音神圣化，但司法省上月发布了无法律约束力的指导方针，阐明了现有权利下对声音的保护。司法省表示，作为“个人人格的象征”，声音受“公开权”和“防止未经授权使用肖像权”的约束。但这些指导方针是否以及如何影响周三法院对津田案件的裁决，仍有待观察。TikTok 质疑该演员的“全国知名度”，驳回了其指控，即该账户搭便车利用知名品牌，违反了日本的防止不正当竞争法。TikTok 告诉法院，作为一个平台，它所做的一切只是“提供一个论坛，用户可以在言论自由的范围内发布富有创意和独创性的内容”。早稻田大学知识产权研究教授上野达弘告诉法新社，津田的声音“极不可能”被完全否认享有公开权。考虑到该演员在《咒术回战》中的角色是一位上野认为，这位“在欧洲拥有极高辨识度声音”的冷峻精英魔导师，将使该判决“引发大量国际关注”。83岁的资深声优池水通洋也向津田表达了团结——但他表示，无论AI多么先进，永远无法超越人类演员。“你需要在演绎角色时不断感受和适应。”
AI imitation is a growing concern among performers worldwide, and the threat has roiled Japan's storied animation industry, whose voice actors are sometimes worshipped as much as their characters by fans.The lawsuit filed by Kenjiro Tsuda, known for his starring roles in mega-franchises including "Jujutsu Kaisen" and "Yu-Gi-Oh!", is believed to be the country's first seeking to defend an individual's vocal identity against AI-generated copies.Tsuda is demanding TikTok remove a slew of videos narrated by a distinctively "deep" and "lustrous" voice that the 55-year-old says can only be his.The platform, however, argues it is a "generic male voice" "generic male voice" whose perceived similarity to Tsuda's is subjective at best, according to court records accessed by AFP.An actor's voice "is the result of years of rigorous training and apprenticeship" to hone talent, Yuko Sasaki, executive director of the Japan Actors Union, told AFP."It's something we spend lots of time and money perfecting," said Sasaki, a fellow voice actor, adding that "we support Tsuda wholeheartedly."The court should "acknowledge that ownership of a voice is a fundamental right," she said.An anonymous account, whose picture resembled a "Jujutsu Kaisen" character dubbed by Tsuda, posted the videos in question.They combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.The account at one point boasted more than 200,000rs and would have brought in upwards of 500,000 yen ($3,200) in monthly revenue, the legal complaint argued.'SORDID CONTENT'The account, whose posts mostly lacked original substance, "only gained popularity because its dubious, sordid content was narrated by the attractive voice of a popular actor," Tsuda's legal team said, according to the court records.This infringes Tsuda's so-called publicity rights -- the ability to control and profit from the use of aspects of one's identity -- his attorneys said.Although the account itself is no longer viewable on the platform, the Tokyo District Court will rule on whether TikTok was responsible for deleting the posts.Parallel to the lawsuit, Sasaki and other Japanese voice actors have launched a campaign, called "No More", against using generative AI to mimic performers without permission."Our industry can be crushed" if a court win for TikTok triggers "unbridled" AI voice cloning on social media, actor Bin Shimada told AFP.That could cause younger actors to "lose hope", said Shimada, who is part of the campaign group.It is also fast becoming a global issue."In many countries copyright and data protection laws are not being adequately adapted" to protect performers from AI clones, the International Federation of Actors said last year.ChatGPT maker OpenAI was forced to apologise in 2024 to star Scarlett Johansson over a synthetic voice that sounded like her, released after she declined to work with OpenAI on the project.INTERNATIONAL INTERESTWhile no law explicitly enshrines a person's voice in Japan, the justice ministry published legally non-binding guidelines last month clarifying its protection under existing rights.As "the symbol of one's personality" voice is subject to "publicity rights" and "rights to prevent unauthorised use of one's portrait and likeness", the ministry said.But it remains to be seen whether and how the guidelines will influence Wednesday's court decision on Tsuda's case.TikTok has questioned the actor's "national fame", rejecting his accusations that the account was free-riding on a well-known brand in a violation of Japan's unfair competition prevention laws.As a platform, all it did was "host a forum where users could post creative and ingenious content within the scope of free speech," it told the court.It is "very unlikely" that Tsuda's voice will be outright denied publicity rights, Tatsuhiro Ueno, a professor of intellectual property studies at Waseda University, told AFP.Given the actor's "Jujutsu Kaisen" role as a stoic, elite sorcerer that made his voice "highly recognisable in Europe", Ueno believes the verdict "will garner a lot of international interest".Veteran voice actor Michihiro Ikemizu, 83, also expressed solidarity with Tsuda -- but said that AI, however sophisticated it gets, will never outperform human actors."You need to constantly feel and adapt while performing your role. That's something AI can never do," Ikemizu told AFP."That's our only weapon."- Ends
“这是人工智能永远无法做到的，”池水对法新社（AFP）说道，“这是我们唯一的武器。”——完
AI imitation is a growing concern among performers worldwide, and the threat has roiled Japan's storied animation industry, whose voice actors are sometimes worshipped as much as their characters by fans.The lawsuit filed by Kenjiro Tsuda, known for his starring roles in mega-franchises including "Jujutsu Kaisen" and "Yu-Gi-Oh!", is believed to be the country's first seeking to defend an individual's vocal identity against AI-generated copies.Tsuda is demanding TikTok remove a slew of videos narrated by a distinctively "deep" and "lustrous" voice that the 55-year-old says can only be his.The platform, however, argues it is a "generic male voice" "generic male voice" whose perceived similarity to Tsuda's is subjective at best, according to court records accessed by AFP.An actor's voice "is the result of years of rigorous training and apprenticeship" to hone talent, Yuko Sasaki, executive director of the Japan Actors Union, told AFP."It's something we spend lots of time and money perfecting," said Sasaki, a fellow voice actor, adding that "we support Tsuda wholeheartedly."The court should "acknowledge that ownership of a voice is a fundamental right," she said.An anonymous account, whose picture resembled a "Jujutsu Kaisen" character dubbed by Tsuda, posted the videos in question.They combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.The account at one point boasted more than 200,000rs and would have brought in upwards of 500,000 yen ($3,200) in monthly revenue, the legal complaint argued.'SORDID CONTENT'The account, whose posts mostly lacked original substance, "only gained popularity because its dubious, sordid content was narrated by the attractive voice of a popular actor," Tsuda's legal team said, according to the court records.This infringes Tsuda's so-called publicity rights -- the ability to control and profit from the use of aspects of one's identity -- his attorneys said.Although the account itself is no longer viewable on the platform, the Tokyo District Court will rule on whether TikTok was responsible for deleting the posts.Parallel to the lawsuit, Sasaki and other Japanese voice actors have launched a campaign, called "No More", against using generative AI to mimic performers without permission."Our industry can be crushed" if a court win for TikTok triggers "unbridled" AI voice cloning on social media, actor Bin Shimada told AFP.That could cause younger actors to "lose hope", said Shimada, who is part of the campaign group.It is also fast becoming a global issue."In many countries copyright and data protection laws are not being adequately adapted" to protect performers from AI clones, the International Federation of Actors said last year.ChatGPT maker OpenAI was forced to apologise in 2024 to star Scarlett Johansson over a synthetic voice that sounded like her, released after she declined to work with OpenAI on the project.INTERNATIONAL INTERESTWhile no law explicitly enshrines a person's voice in Japan, the justice ministry published legally non-binding guidelines last month clarifying its protection under existing rights.As "the symbol of one's personality" voice is subject to "publicity rights" and "rights to prevent unauthorised use of one's portrait and likeness", the ministry said.But it remains to be seen whether and how the guidelines will influence Wednesday's court decision on Tsuda's case.TikTok has questioned the actor's "national fame", rejecting his accusations that the account was free-riding on a well-known brand in a violation of Japan's unfair competition prevention laws.As a platform, all it did was "host a forum where users could post creative and ingenious content within the scope of free speech," it told the court.It is "very unlikely" that Tsuda's voice will be outright denied publicity rights, Tatsuhiro Ueno, a professor of intellectual property studies at Waseda University, told AFP.Given the actor's "Jujutsu Kaisen" role as a stoic, elite sorcerer that made his voice "highly recognisable in Europe", Ueno believes the verdict "will garner a lot of international interest".Veteran voice actor Michihiro Ikemizu, 83, also expressed solidarity with Tsuda -- but said that AI, however sophisticated it gets, will never outperform human actors."You need to constantly feel and adapt while performing your role. That's something AI can never do," Ikemizu told AFP."That's our only weapon."- Ends