
日本經濟產業省提出《不正競爭防止法》修正草案,旨在管制生成式AI未經授權將他人肖像與聲音用於商業商品及廣告的行為,同時明確將模仿秀等正當表現活動排除在管制範圍之外。
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隨著生成式AI普及,未經授權使用他人肖像與聲音進行商業活動的問題日益嚴重,現行法律被認為難以有效應對。
日本經濟產業省13日向專家會議提出《不正競爭防止法》的新增管制具體草案,旨在防範透過生成式AI(人工智慧)擅自使用他人聲音或肖像等侵權行為。該草案主要針對未經授權將肖像或聲音所具備的吸引力用於商品及廣告的行為,同時也提出將模仿秀或聲音模仿等行為排除在管制對象之外的方案。
《讀賣新聞》報導,當天公布的管制對象草案分為以下三種類型,包括作為供人欣賞肖像或聲音本身的商品使用、基於商品差異化目的使用,及用於廣告用途。具體設想的案例包含使用本人照片製作的寫真照、印有肖像的商品,以及利用聲優聲音製作的語音數據等。
上述三種類型皆以商業利用肖像或聲音的吸引力為目的。在13日召開的專家會議上,也有與會者提出意見,認為「在社群媒體(SNS)上以營利為目的的使用行為也應該納入管制範圍」。
另一方面,從事模仿秀、聲音模仿的行為,以及與本人偶然長相或聲音相似者使用自身肖像與聲音的行為,則被排除在管制對象之外。此舉旨在明確界定管制範圍,藉此降低對正當表現活動所造成的影響。
隨著生成式AI的普及,製作與本人極為相似的聲音或肖像變得更加容易,未經授權便擅自用於商品、廣告及影片等問題也隨之擴大。經濟產業省在接獲現行法律無法充分管制擅自使用肖像與聲音的意見後,便持續研議修法,未來也將在專家會議中進行深入討論,推進具體的制度設計。
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經濟產業省將在專家會議中持續研議並推進制度設計。
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The Xi'an Intermediate People's Court and the Xi'an High-tech Industrial Development Zone Management Committee signed a judicial service guarantee agreement on the joint construction of a regional science and technology innovation center on the 13th, aiming to protect the high-quality development of the high-tech zone with the rule of law, and released 6 typical cases of optimizing the business environment.

A man surnamed Huang in Keelung City was prosecuted for possessing a simulated gun. However, the court found that the police appraiser did not sign a written statement in accordance with the law before conducting the appraisal. The appraisal report lost its evidential capacity. Only Huang’s confession lacked reinforcing evidence. According to the principle of presumption of innocence, the verdict was not guilty and can be appealed.

An 11-year-old female elementary school student in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan leaked personal information such as the names and schools of female classmates in an online forum. The Nagoya District Court ruled that she should compensate the victim 400,000 yen, and her parents do not need to pay joint compensation.

Internet celebrity "Tea Boss" Chang Xingshen was sentenced by the Nantou District Court to a combined 4 months' fixed-term imprisonment and a fine of 4 months for the crime of destroying items in the charge of a civil servant for repeatedly destroying the conference table, tearing up documents and overturning the podium during the environmental impact assessment meeting of the Mingjianxiang incinerator in Nantou.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced 13 typical cases of tourism market rectification, involving travel agencies’ unauthorized shopping arrangements, forced consumption and violations by tour guides. Cultural and tourism departments in various places have imposed administrative penalties such as confiscation of illegal income, suspension of business for rectification, and fines on relevant travel agencies and responsible persons to standardize the order of the tourism market.

New Taipei City Councilor Lin Mingren of the Democratic Progressive Party was accused of overreporting assistant fees of more than 6.81 million yuan. After a trial, the New Taipei District Court found that the money was used for personnel expenses. He was not found guilty of corruption. However, he was sentenced to 1 year in prison for causing a public servant to publish false information and was fined. The entire case is subject to appeal.