津田健次郎さんがTikTok提訴　生成AIで声を模倣した動画の削除求める(2026年5月25日)

It has been revealed that voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda has filed a lawsuit against the operator of TikTok, demanding the removal of videos that use AI to imitate his voice. According to Tsuda's lawyer, an anonymous account on the video-sharing app TikTok has used AI to imitate Tsuda's voice without his permission, and has published over 180 videos with narration using that voice. Tsuda's side argues that the imitation is similar to his unique voice quality, and that comments have been made mistaking it for the real thing. They claim this infringes on a celebrity's "right of publicity" and have filed a lawsuit against TikTok in the Tokyo District Court, demanding the removal of the videos. On the other hand, TikTok argues that the narration in the videos is a "unique male voice" and that the voice itself is not what attracts viewers, and is requesting that the lawsuit be dismissed. [TV Asahi NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp