Voice Signatures Do Not Equal Consent, Experts Argue for Decision Records
A cryptographic signature can show that a specific key approved a specific payload, but it does not prove the voice owner agreed to a particular model, buyer, territory, or term. The article argues that voice platforms must separate technical provenance tools like hashes, watermarks, and signatures from a detailed authorization record that captures purpose, scope, compensation, and withdrawal. Recent cloning guidance increasingly distinguishes permission to create a clone from rights in source recordings and disclosure duties. The author describes a registry design requiring issuer and owner signatures with nonces to prevent replay, while stressing that old approvals should not silently cover new uses. The piece also highlights revocation as a key weakness, citing a Tokyo ruling that recognized publicity rights in an AI-cloned voice.
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