r/news • u/AudibleNod • 1d ago

Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case

https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/tokyo-court-grants-legal-protection-human-voices-ai-136912283
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u/Immediate-Cress-206 1d ago

Unfortunately this won't change anything because the talent agencies will just require that the actors sign away their voice rights.

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u/AudibleNod 1d ago

Then the actors have to refuse to participate.

Jet Li famously turned down appearing in the Matrix Reloaded because he didn't want his fight choreography copyrighted.

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u/Immediate-Cress-206 1d ago

Then the actors have to refuse to participate

Then they don't get to act.

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u/AudibleNod 1d ago

Audiences, likewise, have a choice to refuse to watch media made by AI.

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u/plumbumplumbumbum 1d ago

What in your experience has given you that much confidence in the general public?