You cannot use ElevenLabs to create a copy of a real person's voice unless that person has explicitly agreed to it first, whether they are famous or not.
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This provision is central to the policy because voice cloning without consent is one of the primary potential misuse vectors of AI audio synthesis technology, and violations can result in account termination as well as potential legal liability for the user.
Interpretive note: The document does not specify the form or verification standard for 'explicit prior consent,' creating ambiguity about what consent documentation would satisfy this requirement in practice.
Any user who submits a third-party person's voice recordings to ElevenLabs for cloning without that person's documented consent is in violation of this provision and risks losing account access, in addition to potential civil or criminal liability under applicable deepfake or identity laws.
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"You may not use the Services to clone, replicate, or synthesize the voice of any real individual without that individual's explicit prior consent. This prohibition applies regardless of whether the voice is that of a public figure, celebrity, or private individual.Excerpt from ElevenLabs's Usage Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Article 9 where voice data constitutes biometric data processed to uniquely identify a natural person, requiring explicit consent as a lawful basis for processing; the EU AI Act's …
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This provision is central to the policy because voice cloning without consent is one of the primary potential misuse vectors of AI audio synthesis technology, and violations can result in account termination as well as potential legal liability for the user.
Any user who submits a third-party person's voice recordings to ElevenLabs for cloning without that person's documented consent is in violation of this provision and risks losing account access, in addition to potential civil or criminal liability under applicable deepfake or identity laws.
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