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Pudong court reportedly orders an end to Genshin Impact character-voice imitation and related acts, awarding RMB 750,000 at first instance
According to the press-conference report, the court found that use of character images and animations infringed copyright, and bulk voice replication together with overall imitation constituted unfair competition. It ordered cessation of the relevant conduct and compensation of RMB 750,000.
Pudong court press conference discloses finality of the Genshin voice judgment
The report states that the defendant appealed and then applied to withdraw; the appellate court allowed withdrawal, and the judgment became final.
Research question
distinguish voice performers' personality interests, game characters' commercial identification and operators' competitive interests; one judgment does not establish absolute exclusive rights over every fictional voice.
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DOC-0229Shanghai's first AI voice-imitation unfair competition case: AI-replicated game-character voices sold, RMB 750,000 awardedSources
The Paper / Li Jing · ZH · 2026-09-10
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “miHoYo / Genshin Impact: AI character-voice imitation and commercial identity protection.” case-0140. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.