Right of Publicity State-by-State
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News & Analysis
Much Ado About McConaughey
Media outlets have been in a flurry reporting that actor Matthew McConaughey registered eight trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in an effort to protect himself from unauthorized uses of his voice and likeness via artificial intelligence. Some of the registered...
Revised No FAKES Act Still Poses Danger of Our Losing Control of our Digital Selves
On May 21st, the Senate Judiciary committee held a hearing to consider “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” of “AI-Generated Deepfakes.” In addition to a broad-based conversation about the dangers and opportunities presented by generative AI technology that can deceptively replicate a...
House Introduces Its Companion Version of NO FAKES Act
The House has introduced its own version of the NO FAKES Act. Apparently, at least some in the House are shifting gears from the earlier No AI FRAUD Act given the broader support for the revised version of the Senate's NO FAKES Act. ...
About Jennifer E. Rothman
Jennifer E. Rothman is the Nicholas F. Gallicchio Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Book
THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY: Privacy Reimagined for a Public World
This book from Harvard University Press by Professor Jennifer Rothman traces the history and development of the right of publicity and its current collision course with individual liberty, free speech and copyright law.