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A famous voice actor takes on TikTok over AI voice cloning.
Kenjiro Tsuda voiced Kento Nanami in Jujutsu Kaisen. His lustrous baritone made him a star.
A TikTok account used AI to copy his voice for 180 videos. It gained 200,000 subscribers.
On September 30 2026, the Tokyo District Court ruled the cloning infringed his rights. A first for Japan.
Scammers clone voices to trick families. This ruling gives artists and victims a legal weapon.
Courts worldwide hear AI likeness cases. Lawyers everywhere will now cite the Tokyo decision.
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Tsuda did not fight for money. He fought for a simple idea. A voice belongs to the person who trained it. That principle now has the backing of a court.
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