Arijit Singh voice deepfake — Nov 2026

The Bombay High Court has addressed a legal dispute involving the unauthorized use of singer Arijit Singh's voice and singing style, which were synthesized using AI technology. This case highlights the growing tension between technological capabilities in voice cloning and the legal protections afforded to a performer's identity.

What happened

In the case of Arijit Singh v. Codible Ventures LLP (2024), the court considered the unauthorized exploitation of the singer's personality attributes. The core of the dispute centers on the use of AI to imitate Singh's recognizable voice and manner of singing without reproducing any existing sound recordings. Because the Copyright Act, 1957, does not provide a proprietary right to every individual characteristic of a person's voice, the case tests the limits of existing legal frameworks when no specific performance or recording is copied.

This incident is part of a broader judicial trend in India where courts are increasingly receptive to granting interim protection against the unauthorized use of personality attributes. The proceedings are significant because they explore whether personality rights can offer remedies that extend beyond traditional copyright law, particularly when AI technology allows for the creation of performances that are acoustically indistinguishable from the original artist. While the court's interlocutory orders are preliminary and do not establish a definitive property right in the attribute of a voice, they reflect a judicial effort to address how unauthorized synthetic imitations can impact an individual's professional relationships, reputation, and ability to license their own work. The case underscores the difficulty of distinguishing between the technical ability to mimic a voice and the legal right to do so for commercial purposes.