Privacy: use of a person’s name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest indicate that the changes are nonsubstantive, but do not specify what those changes entail.

Privacy: Use of Personal Information

AB-2416 makes minor changes to existing laws about using someone's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness without their permission.

What This Bill Does

• Updates the law on using personal information in products and advertisements.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who make or sell products, merchandise, goods, or services
• Anyone whose personal information might be used in advertisements

Terms To Know

Nonsubstantive change

A small update that does not change the main meaning of a law.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only makes minor changes and does not add new rules.
• It is unclear what specific changes are being made since they are described as nonsubstantive.

Official Summary Text

AB 2416, as introduced, Zbur.
Privacy: use of a person’s name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness.
Existing law makes any person who knowingly uses another’s name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in products, merchandise, or goods, or for purposes of advertising or selling, or soliciting purchases of, products, merchandise, goods, or services, without that person’s prior consent liable for damages, as specified.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those provisions.

Current Bill Text

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