Bill > HR9551

This bill, the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2024 (also known as the NO FAKES Act of 2024), aims to protect the intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals. Key provisions include: 1. Establishing a digital replication right that gives individuals or their right holders the exclusive right to authorize the use of their voice or visual likeness in a "digital replica" (a highly realistic, computer-generated representation of the individual) for a period of up to 70 years after the individual's death. 2. Allowing licenses for the use of digital replicas, with limitations on the duration of licenses for living individuals and minors. 3. Imposing civil liability for the unauthorized production or publication of digital replicas, with certain exceptions for news, public affairs, and commentary. 4. Providing safe harbors from liability for online services that remove or disable access to unauthorized digital replicas upon receiving proper notice. 5. Preempting certain state-level causes of action related to digital replicas, while preserving other state-level protections, such as those regarding sexually explicit or election-related digital replicas. The bill aims to balance the rights of individuals with the needs of the entertainment industry and public discourse.