IT Home reported on May 10 that according to Kyodo News, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry warned that unauthorized use of artificial intelligence (AI) works generated by voice actors and actors may violate the Unfair Competition Prevention Act.

The institution cited the behavior of learning voice actors and actors through AI and having them sing non-representative songs and uploading them to video platforms as an example. The local government has previously stated that these behaviors may violate the law under specific conditions , and now we will further remind the public to pay attention to the risks of unauthorized use through specific cases.

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry released the "Applicable Cases Foreseeable from the Perspective of Unfair Competition Prevention Law" document today, pointing out that using voice actors or actors' AI voices to manufacture and sell products such as alarm clocks without permission may also involve illegal activities. Whether it is illegal or not needs to be judged one by one according to the specific circumstances.

The actions prohibited by Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Act include: selling similar products with the same name as other popular products, or using other brands for their own products without authorization. The use of the AI ​​voice of a voice actor or actor without permission may involve the above situation. If the law is violated, the relevant parties may face a fine of up to five years in prison or less than 5 million yen (IT Home Note: the current exchange rate is approximately RMB 249,000) , or even both.

"Special statement: The content of the above works (including videos, pictures or audio) is uploaded and published by users of the "Dafenghao" self-media platform under Phoenix.com. This platform only provides information storage space services.

Notice: The content above (including the videos, pictures and audios if any) is uploaded and posted by the user of Dafeng Hao, which is a social media platform and merely provide information storage space services."

[Editor in charge: Huang Mengyu PT136]