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Torts/Personal Injury,
Technology,
Government

Nov. 5, 2024

Congress takes a stand against deepfakes with the No Fakes Act

Brace for major changes in digital rights as the No Fakes Act aims to enforce strict liability and impose hefty fines on violators misusing individuals' likenesses and digital replicas.

Sam Roseme

Partner, Kings Holmes Paterno & Soriano LLP

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Both houses of the U.S. Congress have now introduced a bill that, if enacted into law, would combat deep fakes by establishing federal protections for the voice and visual likenesses of artists from the proliferation of digital replicas created without their consent.

Last month, a bipartisan group of U.S. representatives introduced the ''Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2024'' (NO FAKES Act) in the House...

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