{
  "id": 1844470,
  "title": "Japan Issues Guidelines on AI-Generated Imitations of Voice Actors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/japan-issues-guidelines-on-ai-generated-imitations-of-voice-actors",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-19T01:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Forward",
    "slug": "japan-forward",
    "url": "https://japan-forward.com/legal-guidelines-ai-generated-imitations-voice-actors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The guidelines explain when unauthorized voice use may violate personality or publicity rights, potentially exposing users and companies to legal claims. The post Japan Issues Guidelines on AI-Generated Imitations of Voice Actors first appeared on JAPAN Forward .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}