U.S. Copyright Office Says New Federal Right “Urgently Needed” to Protect Individuals from Unauthorized Deepfakes
August 5, 2024
Authored and Edited by Anna B. Chauvet
The U.S. Copyright Office recently issued a policy report concerning AI-generated images and recordings that impersonate others by mimicking their voice or visual likeness, otherwise known as “deepfakes” or “digital replicas.”
Existing state laws, according to the Copyright Office, are insufficient to address harms that can be inflicted by the distribution of unauthorized AI-generated deepfakes. The Copyright Office is thus recommending that Congress create a federal right to protect all individuals during their lifetimes from the knowing distribution of unauthorized digital replicas.
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