Plain English Breakdown
The official summary mentions penalties but does not specify amounts or types.
NO FAKES Act of 2025
This law protects the voice and visual likeness of individuals as intellectual property rights in digital replicas.
What This Bill Does
- Protects the voice and visual likeness of individuals as intellectual property rights.
- Sets rules for using a person's voice or image in a digital replica.
- Allows these rights to be licensed or transferred to others.
- Requires the Secretary of State to maintain a directory of designated agents.
- Provides for civil liability and penalties for unauthorized use of a digital replica.
Who It Names or Affects
- Individuals whose voice or visual likeness is used in digital replicas
- People who create or use digital replicas of others
Limits and Unknowns
- The law does not apply to uses that happened before it became effective.
- The specific date when this law takes effect is not listed in the provided text.