News Oct 1, 2026

Japanese court says voice is protected by publicity rights; US appeals court says AI training is not fair use

There have been two judgments this week of relevance to the ongoing AI debates in the music industry. A Japanese court ruled that publicity rights allow performers to stop unapproved AI voice clones. Meanwhile a US appeals court ruled against an AI company that used the good old fair use defence

Originally published by Complete Music Update
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Japanese court says voice is protected by publicity rights; US appeals court says AI training is not fair use