Event
【Host】Waseda University Research Center for the Legal System of Intellectual Property (RCLIP)
【Co-hosts】Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda University, Waseda Law School, The Centre for Intellectual Property, Policy & Management (CIPPM) at Bournemouth University (England), and University of Aberdeen (Scotland)
＝The ‘Deepfake and the Law’ stakeholder roundtable＝
【Date and Time】Monday, December 16, 2024, 13:30 – 17:30 (Japan time)
【Venue】Conference Room No. 1, International Conference Center, Waseda Campus (Campus map)
【Language】Japanese & English (simultaneous translation)
【Speakers】Shigeo Morishima (Waseda University), Kunifumi Saito (Keio University), Yeyoung Chang (Dokkyo University), Wanli Cai (Toyohashi University of Technology), Kaori Ishii (Chuo University), Masaru Terui (Aoyama Law Office, lawyer), Aritomo Nakamachi (Amuse Inc.), Megumi Morisaki (Association of “Arts Workers Japan”), Kotaro Kajimoto (Microsoft Japan, lawyer), Masato Nozaki (GREE, Inc., lawyer), Naoki Kurokawa (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, lawyer)
【Participation】Free (pre-registration required)
【Caretaker】Tatsuhiro Ueno (Professor, Waseda University School of Law; ICL Research Staff)
【Audience】Students, faculty and staff, and the general public are welcome to attend.
【Abstract】
With the rapid development of generative AI, the use of human portraits and voices in what are called AI covers and deepfakes are becoming a global problem. However, legal systems concerning the use of human portraits and voices differ greatly between countries. In this situation, various recent developments, such as Korea’s 2021 revision of the unfair competition prevention act and deepfake sexual crimes prevention law (2024), as well as China’s revision of the civil code (2021) and court decisions regarding the use of human voices, are garnering much attention. In Japan, the “Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2024” (June 2024) has stated that “(r)egarding the utilization and generation of portraits and voices of actors, voice actors, etc. in generative AI, legal concepts concerning the relationship with the Unfair Competition Prevention Law should be organized and reviewed as necessary.”
This event will examine the developments concerning deepfakes in Japan, China, and Korea, and brings together stakeholders in a roundtable discussion.
This event is kindly sponsored by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation and hosted by the RCLIP of Waseda University in collaboration with the Centre for Intellectual Property, Policy & Management (CIPPM) at Bournemouth University (England) and University of Aberdeen (Scotland). This event is part of a series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the foundation of RCLIP.
◆For further details, program, and registration, please visit【Waseda University Research Center for the Legal System of Intellectual Property (RCLIP)】
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