{
  "id": 10904480,
  "title": "Japan Court Recognizes Publicity Rights in Voice for 1st Time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/japan-court-recognizes-publicity-rights-in-voice-for-1st-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026093000118/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo District Court on Wednesday found that human voices are subject to protection under publicity rights, which allow celebrities to monopolize the commercial value derived from their names and portraits. The court ruled on the first lawsuit in Japan over voice rights infringement involving generative artificial intelligence, which was brought by popular Japa...",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}