Bill > HB63

This bill establishes new laws in Kentucky to protect individuals from the harmful dissemination of "deep fakes," which are realistic manipulated videos, audio recordings, or images that falsely depict someone saying or doing something they did not. It defines a "deep fake" as something that appears authentic, is realistic enough to fool a reasonable person, lacks clear disclaimers, and relies on technical means for its creation. The bill makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly share a deep fake of an individual without their written consent, and violators can be held liable for damages, legal costs, and attorney fees. However, there are several exceptions, including for criminal investigations, reporting unlawful conduct, medical treatment, artistic works sold commercially where the individual knew a deep fake might be created, matters of public interest, scientific research, legal proceedings, and parody or satire that includes a clear disclosure that the material is not real. The bill also sets a three-year statute of limitations for filing lawsuits related to unlawful deep fake dissemination and creates a criminal penalty, classifying the offense as a Class D felony, for knowingly disseminating a deep fake with intent to harass, threaten, cause harm, or influence legal or electoral proceedings, unless an exception applies. Importantly, the bill clarifies that providers of interactive computer services, such as internet service providers, are generally not liable for deep fakes shared by their users, aligning with existing federal law.

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