Is it legal to clone someone's voice?
Mostly no, unless they have agreed to it. And the agreement has to cover the copy, not just the recording.
A recording of your voice identifies you. In the EU that makes it personal data under the GDPR, and making a digital voice from it means processing that data. For a commercial voice model the realistic legal basis is the person's consent, which has to be informed, specific to what you plan to do, and possible to withdraw later. A voice actor who read a script for you in 2019 did not, by doing so, agree to a synthetic version of themselves in 2026.
Countries are also starting to protect voices directly. Denmark put a bill before parliament on 8 October 2026 that would make it illegal to share a realistic deepfake of someone's face or voice without their consent. It does this through copyright law, covers everyone and not only performers, and leaves room for satire and parody. The Danish government wants it in force at the start of 2027.
In the United States, the NO FAKES Act would create a federal right over your own voice and likeness and oblige platforms to take down unauthorised copies. It cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously on 18 June 2026 but has not yet passed Congress. Some states already have their own rules; Tennessee's ELVIS Act is the best known. In the EU, the AI Act has required AI-generated audio to be marked since 2 August 2026, which we cover in a separate article.
So if you put a synthetic voice in an ad, a game or an audiobook, be ready to answer three questions. Whose voice is it? What exactly did they agree to? Does your use stay inside that? If you can't back up all three with paperwork, you are carrying the risk.
This is the problem we built Voxifyer around. Every voice on the platform belongs to someone who has verified their identity with us, decided what their voice may and may not be used for, and approves each project before it starts. They can stop future use whenever they want. Clients are verified as well, every use comes with a licence, and every AI-generated file carries an inaudible HDIAVOX watermark that points back to that licence. You can read how consent works on our Trust page.
The law as of 29 October 2026. This is general information, not legal advice, and it changes quickly.
Sources: Euronews: Denmark introduces a bill protecting people's faces and voices from deepfakes (8 October 2026) · Enterprise DNA: NO FAKES Act advances in Senate committee