Lehrman v. Lovo — Voice Cloning Class Action (S.D.N.Y.)
S.D.N.Y. · Lehrman v. Lovo, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-03770 (S.D.N.Y.)
Voice actors Paul Lehrman and Linnea Sage sued AI voice-cloning startup Lovo, alleging Lovo cloned their voices through deceptive Fiverr commissions and resold the clones without consent. The case is the highest-profile U.S. voice-cloning right-of-publicity action and was certified in part in 2025.
Technical detail
Lehrman v. Lovo, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-03770 (S.D.N.Y., filed May 16, 2024; Judge Jesse M. Furman). Claims: federal Lanham Act false endorsement, NY Civil Rights Law §§ 50 / 51 right-of-publicity, fraud, breach of contract, unjust enrichment. Feb. 2025: motion-to-dismiss largely denied; right-of-publicity and Lanham Act claims survive.
Who is protected: Voice actors and performers whose voices are cloned without consent
Who must comply: Lovo, Inc. and similarly situated AI voice-cloning services
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | S.D.N.Y. |
|---|---|
| Level | Federal |
| Status | Blocked / in litigation |
| Protection strength | Moderate protection |
| Effective date | 2024-05-16 |
| Citation | Lehrman v. Lovo, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-03770 (S.D.N.Y.) |
| Topics | deepfakes · consumer protection |
| Last verified | 2026-06-17 |
| Official source | Lehrman v. Lovo — CourtListener 1:24-cv-03770 ↗ |
More AI rules in S.D.N.Y.
- NYT v. OpenAI / Microsoft · Blocked / in litigation
- Authors Guild v. OpenAI · Blocked / in litigation
- CIR v. OpenAI · Blocked / in litigation
- Daily News v. OpenAI · Blocked / in litigation
- Intercept v. OpenAI · Blocked / in litigation
- UMG v. Udio · Blocked / in litigation
Related deepfakes rules elsewhere
- TAKE IT DOWN Act · In effect
- TCPA (AI voice calls) · In effect
- DEFIANCE Act (deepfake-porn civil suits) · Proposed / pending
- SB 942 (AI Transparency Act) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- AB 2839 (Election Deepfakes) · Blocked / in litigation
- AB 602 (Deepfake Intimate Images) · In effect
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