Voice-Synthesis Program Sale Injunction (Seoul Central District Court 2025Kahap20687)

판매금지가처분(서울중앙지방법원 2025카합20687)

rights policy item·court decision·unknown

Final injunction stopped sale of a program that could reproduce a singer's distinctive voice and style where the earlier data contract did not establish informed consent for the new commercial use.

Verified facts

Official site	https://law.go.kr/LSW/precInfoP.do?mode=0&precSeq=613155 ↗
Geography	South Korea
case number	2025Kahap20687
parties	anonymized singer; anonymized voice-synthesis company
item type	court injunction
confidence	high
identifier	2025Kahap20687
filing date	unknown
jurisdiction	South Korea
adoption date	unknown
effective date	unknown
canonical title	Voice-Synthesis Program Sale Injunction (Seoul Central District Court 2025Kahap20687)
confidence basis	Primary official source verified.
enforcement date	unknown
issuing authority	Seoul Central District Court
primary documents	https://law.go.kr/LSW/precInfoP.do?mode=0&precSeq=613155; https://www.scourt.go.kr/portal/dcboard/DcNewsViewAction.work%3Bjsessionid%3DxMQMMD3aRh1aPuY62zQv7N8Zxyppny7NzZ5XIA6sJc5QPCjittKtSF9JAviQg9Cs.BJEUWS05_servlet_SCWWW?gubun=44&searchOption=&searchWord=&seqnum=27633
unresolved questions	Party and product identities are anonymized and should not be inferred.
affected entity types	anonymized singer; voice-data company; synthetic singing program; voice recordings
documented interpretations	unknown
affected professional workflows	voice recording contracts; informed consent; model product launch; injunction practice; compensation design
current procedural legal status	Injunction granted and reported as final; parties remain anonymized.
amendments appeals superseding items	unknown
obligations permissions restrictions	Applied the Unfair Competition Prevention Act to sale of a voice-synthesis product; emphasized express disclosure of voice similarity, program and use scope, commercial use, and corresponding compensation when obtaining voice data.