Ever since the generative artificial intelligence (GAI) controversy began heating up, I’ve had several conversations with friends and colleagues who are voice actors and have had to disappoint them by repeating the fact that copyright law does not protect a person’s “likeness,” which includes one’s voice. And I’ve had similar conversations with colleagues focused on replication of likeness for the ...
The acronym stands for No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas and Unauthorized Duplication. Introduced as a discussion draft by Rep. Maria Salazar et al., the No AI FRAUD Act would create a novel form of intellectual property in direct response to the use of AI to “clone” a likeness. With parallels to right of publicity (ROP) law, combined with a copyright-like, ...
