
人気声優・津田健次郎さんの訴訟で東京地裁が初判断。削除請求は棄却。
生成AIで声を無断模倣されたとして声優の津田健次郎さんがTikTok運営会社に動画削除を求めた訴訟で、東京地裁はパブリシティー権の保護対象に人の声も含まれるとの初判断を示しました。動画が既に削除されていたため削除請求は棄却されました。
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生成AIを用いた声の無断模倣や権利侵害を巡る日本国内初の司法判断となった。
生成AI(人工知能)を使って自身の声を無断で模倣した動画が公開されたとして、人気声優の津田健次郎さんが短編動画投稿アプリTikTok(ティックトック)運営会社に対し、動画の削除を求めた訴訟の判決が30日、東京地裁であった。高橋彩裁判長は、著名人が自身の名前や肖像から生じる商業的価値を独占できる「パブリシティー権」の保護対象に人の声も含まれるとの初判断を示した。削除請求は棄却した。
声の権利保護「声優に追い風」 生成AI模倣巡る判決に―業界団体
声優や歌手らの声の無断模倣が問題になる中、生成AIによる声の権利侵害を巡る初の訴訟。司法判断が示されたことで、同種被害の抑止につながることが期待される。
判決で高橋裁判長は「人の声は、肖像と同様に個人の人格の象徴だ」とし、声の無断使用について権利侵害があり得ると述べた。一方、津田さん側の権利が侵害されたかどうかの個別判断は行わず、動画が既に削除されているとして、請求は退けた。
判決によると、2024年7月~25年9月、都市伝説などを扱うナレーション付きの動画が特定のアカウントから188本投稿された。フォロワー数は約21万人に上り、「ツダケンの声がする」「声が似ている」などのコメントが寄せられた。
訴訟で原告側は、アニメ「呪術廻戦」の人気キャラクター役などで知られる津田さんの声質が生成AIで意図的に作成されたと主張。パブリシティー権の侵害などを訴えた。一方、運営会社側は「投稿者は友人の声を生成AIに学習させた」などと反論。動画データはアカウントごと既に削除されたとし、請求却下も求めていた。

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