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4-AN ACT concerning civil law.
5-Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6-represented in the General Assembly:
7-Section 5. The Right of Publicity Act is amended by
8-changing Sections 5, 20, 30, and 35 as follows:
9-(765 ILCS 1075/5)
10-Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
11-"Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system
12-that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the
13-input it receives, how to generate outputs such as
14-predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can
15-influence physical or virtual environments. "Artificial
16-intelligence" includes generative artificial intelligence.
17-"Commercial purpose" means the public use or holding out
18-of an individual's identity (i) on or in connection with the
19-offering for sale or sale of a product, merchandise, goods, or
20-services; (ii) for purposes of advertising or promoting
21-products, merchandise, goods, or services; or (iii) for the
22-purpose of fundraising.
23-"Application software provider" means a person providing a
24-digital distribution service for other software applications
25-and that allows users to search for and download such
26-applications.
3+1 AN ACT concerning civil law.
4+2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5+3 represented in the General Assembly:
6+4 Section 5. The Right of Publicity Act is amended by
7+5 changing Sections 5, 20, 30, and 35 as follows:
8+6 (765 ILCS 1075/5)
9+7 Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
10+8 "Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system
11+9 that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the
12+10 input it receives, how to generate outputs such as
13+11 predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can
14+12 influence physical or virtual environments. "Artificial
15+13 intelligence" includes generative artificial intelligence.
16+14 "Commercial purpose" means the public use or holding out
17+15 of an individual's identity (i) on or in connection with the
18+16 offering for sale or sale of a product, merchandise, goods, or
19+17 services; (ii) for purposes of advertising or promoting
20+18 products, merchandise, goods, or services; or (iii) for the
21+19 purpose of fundraising.
22+20 "Application software provider" means a person providing a
23+21 digital distribution service for other software applications
24+22 and that allows users to search for and download such
25+23 applications.
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33-"Cloud service provider" means a cloud service provider as
34-defined by 6 U.S.C. 650.
35-"Digital replica" means a newly created, electronic
36-representation of the voice, image, or likeness of an actual
37-individual created using a computer, algorithm, software,
38-tool, artificial intelligence, or other technology that is
39-fixed in a sound recording or audiovisual work in which that
40-individual did not actually perform or appear, and which a
41-reasonable person would believe is that particular
42-individual's voice, image, or likeness being imitated.
43-"Generative artificial intelligence" means an automated
44-computing system that, when prompted with human prompts,
45-descriptions, or queries, can produce outputs that simulate
46-human-produced content, including, but not limited to, the
47-following:
48-(1) textual outputs, such as short answers, essays,
49-poetry, or longer compositions or answers;
50-(2) image outputs, such as fine art, photographs,
51-conceptual art, diagrams, and other images;
52-(3) multimedia outputs, such as audio or video in the
53-form of compositions, songs, or short-form or long-form
54-audio or video; and
55-(4) other content that would be otherwise produced by
56-human means.
57-"Identity" means any attribute of an individual that
58-serves to identify that individual to an ordinary, reasonable
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35+2 defined by 6 U.S.C. 650.
36+3 "Digital replica" means a newly created, electronic
37+4 representation of the voice, image, or likeness of an actual
38+5 individual created using a computer, algorithm, software,
39+6 tool, artificial intelligence, or other technology that is
40+7 fixed in a sound recording or audiovisual work in which that
41+8 individual did not actually perform or appear, and which a
42+9 reasonable person would believe is that particular
43+10 individual's voice, image, or likeness being imitated.
44+11 "Generative artificial intelligence" means an automated
45+12 computing system that, when prompted with human prompts,
46+13 descriptions, or queries, can produce outputs that simulate
47+14 human-produced content, including, but not limited to, the
48+15 following:
49+16 (1) textual outputs, such as short answers, essays,
50+17 poetry, or longer compositions or answers;
51+18 (2) image outputs, such as fine art, photographs,
52+19 conceptual art, diagrams, and other images;
53+20 (3) multimedia outputs, such as audio or video in the
54+21 form of compositions, songs, or short-form or long-form
55+22 audio or video; and
56+23 (4) other content that would be otherwise produced by
57+24 human means.
58+25 "Identity" means any attribute of an individual that
59+26 serves to identify that individual to an ordinary, reasonable
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61-viewer or listener, including but not limited to: (i) name,
62-(ii) signature, (iii) photograph, (iv) image, (v) likeness, or
63-(vi) voice.
64-"Individual" means a living or deceased natural person,
65-regardless of whether the identity of that individual has been
66-used for a commercial purpose during the individual's
67-lifetime.
68-"Juristic person" means a partnership, trust, estate,
69-corporation, unincorporated association, or other organization
70-capable of suing and being sued in a court of law.
71-"Name" means the actual name or other name by which an
72-individual is known that is intended to identify that
73-individual.
74-"Person" means a natural or juristic person. "Person" only
75-includes a service provider under subsections (b) and (d) of
76-Section 30 if the service provider created the unauthorized
77-digital replica. "Person" does not include a data center, as
78-defined by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
79-Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, under
80-subsections (b) and (d) of Section 30.
81-"Service provider" means any entity offering broadband
82-service as that term is used in Section 10 of the Broadband
83-Advisory Council Act, a wireless carrier as defined by 47
84-U.S.C. 615b(4), or a telecommunication carrier as that term is
85-used in Section 13-202 of the Public Utilities Act.
86-"Unauthorized digital replica" means the use of a digital
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91-their authorized representative.
92-"Work of Fine Art" means (i) a visual rendition including,
93-but not limited to, a painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaic,
94-videotape, or photograph; (ii) a work of calligraphy; (iii) a
95-work of graphic art including, but not limited to, an etching,
96-lithograph, serigraph, or offset print; (iv) a craft work in
97-materials including, but not limited to, clay, textile, fiber,
98-wood, metal, plastic, or glass; or (v) a work in mixed media
99-including, but not limited to, a collage, assemblage, or work
100-consisting of any combination of items (i) through (iv).
101-(Source: P.A. 90-747, eff. 1-1-99.)
102-(765 ILCS 1075/20)
103-Sec. 20. Enforcement of rights and remedies.
104-(a) The rights and remedies set forth in this Act may be
105-exercised and enforced by:
106-(1) an individual or his or her authorized
107-representative;
108-(2) a person to whom the recognized rights have been
109-transferred by written transfer under Section 15 of this
110-Act; or
111-(3) after the death of an individual who has not
112-transferred the recognized rights by written transfer
113-under this Act, any person or persons who possesses an
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117-(a-5) In addition to the enforcement of rights and
118-remedies in subsection (a), the rights and remedies set forth
119-in this Act may, in the case of an individual who is a
120-recording artist, be enforced by:
121-(1) the individual who is the recording artist; or
122-(2) a person who has entered into a contract for the
123-individual's exclusive personal services as a recording
124-artist or who has entered into a contract for an exclusive
125-license to distribute sound recordings that capture the
126-recording artist's audio performances.
127-(b) Each person described in paragraph (3) of subsection
128-(a) shall make a proportional accounting to, and shall act at
129-all times in good faith with respect to, any other person in
130-whom the rights being enforced have vested.
131-(Source: P.A. 90-747, eff. 1-1-99.)
132-(765 ILCS 1075/30)
133-Sec. 30. Limitations regarding use of an individual's
134-identity.
135-(a) A person may not use an individual's identity for
136-commercial purposes during the individual's lifetime without
137-having obtained previous written consent from the appropriate
138-person or persons specified in Section 20 of this Act or their
139-authorized representative.
140-(b) A person may not knowingly distribute, transmit, or
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70+1 viewer or listener, including but not limited to: (i) name,
71+2 (ii) signature, (iii) photograph, (iv) image, (v) likeness, or
72+3 (vi) voice.
73+4 "Individual" means a living or deceased natural person,
74+5 regardless of whether the identity of that individual has been
75+6 used for a commercial purpose during the individual's
76+7 lifetime.
77+8 "Juristic person" means a partnership, trust, estate,
78+9 corporation, unincorporated association, or other organization
79+10 capable of suing and being sued in a court of law.
80+11 "Name" means the actual name or other name by which an
81+12 individual is known that is intended to identify that
82+13 individual.
83+14 "Person" means a natural or juristic person. "Person" only
84+15 includes a service provider under subsections (b) and (d) of
85+16 Section 30 if the service provider created the unauthorized
86+17 digital replica. "Person" does not include a data center, as
87+18 defined by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
88+19 Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, under
89+20 subsections (b) and (d) of Section 30.
90+21 "Service provider" means any entity offering broadband
91+22 service as that term is used in Section 10 of the Broadband
92+23 Advisory Council Act, a wireless carrier as defined by 47
93+24 U.S.C. 615b(4), or a telecommunication carrier as that term is
94+25 used in Section 13-202 of the Public Utilities Act.
95+26 "Unauthorized digital replica" means the use of a digital
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143-make available to the general public a sound recording or
144-audiovisual work with actual knowledge that the work contains
145-an unauthorized digital replica.
146-(c) If an individual's death occurs after the effective
147-date of this Act, a person may not use that individual's
148-identity or digital replica in violation of this Act for
149-commercial purposes for 50 years after the date of the
150-individual's death without having obtained previous written
151-consent from the appropriate person or persons specified in
152-Section 20 of this Act.
153-(d) Any person who materially contributes to, induces, or
154-otherwise facilitates a violation of subsection (b) by another
155-person after having obtained actual knowledge that the other
156-person is infringing upon an individual's rights under this
157-Section may be found liable for the violation.
158-(e) Subsection (d) does not apply to a person that solely
159-transmits, stores, or provides access to data or software,
160-including interactive entertainment software, application
161-software providers, or cloud service providers with respect to
162-any unauthorized digital replica stored or transmitted at the
163-direction of a user of material that resides on a system or
164-network, if the person:
165-(1) does not have actual knowledge that the material
166-or an activity using the material on the system or network
167-is unauthorized;
168-(2) in the absence of such actual knowledge, does not
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172-create actual knowledge; or
173-(3) upon obtaining actual knowledge, facts or
174-circumstances that would create actual knowledge, or
175-written notification of claimed unauthorized activity,
176-acts expeditiously to remove or disable access to the
177-material that is the subject of infringing activity; if
178-the person does not personally have the ability to remove
179-or disable access to the material, the person acts
180-expeditiously to notify the person that has the ability to
181-remove or disable access to the material. As used in this
182-subsection, "expeditiously" has the same meaning as it
183-does in 17 U.S.C. 512.
184-(f) Subject to the limitations in subsection (e), all of
185-the elements of 17 U.S.C. 512 shall be incorporated mutatis
186-mutandis with respect to claims relating to unauthorized
187-digital replicas. This exemption shall apply without regard to
188-whether the unauthorized version infringes copyright.
189-(g) Nothing in this Act may be construed in a manner
190-inconsistent with 47 U.S.C. 230 or any other federal law.
191-(Source: P.A. 90-747, eff. 1-1-99.)
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106+1 replica of an individual without the consent of the
107+2 appropriate person or persons identified in Section 20 or
108+3 their authorized representative.
109+4 "Work of Fine Art" means (i) a visual rendition including,
110+5 but not limited to, a painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaic,
111+6 videotape, or photograph; (ii) a work of calligraphy; (iii) a
112+7 work of graphic art including, but not limited to, an etching,
113+8 lithograph, serigraph, or offset print; (iv) a craft work in
114+9 materials including, but not limited to, clay, textile, fiber,
115+10 wood, metal, plastic, or glass; or (v) a work in mixed media
116+11 including, but not limited to, a collage, assemblage, or work
117+12 consisting of any combination of items (i) through (iv).
118+13 (Source: P.A. 90-747, eff. 1-1-99.)
119+14 (765 ILCS 1075/20)
120+15 Sec. 20. Enforcement of rights and remedies.
121+16 (a) The rights and remedies set forth in this Act may be
122+17 exercised and enforced by:
123+18 (1) an individual or his or her authorized
124+19 representative;
125+20 (2) a person to whom the recognized rights have been
126+21 transferred by written transfer under Section 15 of this
127+22 Act; or
128+23 (3) after the death of an individual who has not
129+24 transferred the recognized rights by written transfer
130+25 under this Act, any person or persons who possesses an
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141+1 interest in those rights.
142+2 (a-5) In addition to the enforcement of rights and
143+3 remedies in subsection (a), the rights and remedies set forth
144+4 in this Act may, in the case of an individual who is a
145+5 recording artist, be enforced by:
146+6 (1) the individual who is the recording artist; or
147+7 (2) a person who has entered into a contract for the
148+8 individual's exclusive personal services as a recording
149+9 artist or who has entered into a contract for an exclusive
150+10 license to distribute sound recordings that capture the
151+11 recording artist's audio performances.
152+12 (b) Each person described in paragraph (3) of subsection
153+13 (a) shall make a proportional accounting to, and shall act at
154+14 all times in good faith with respect to, any other person in
155+15 whom the rights being enforced have vested.
156+16 (Source: P.A. 90-747, eff. 1-1-99.)
157+17 (765 ILCS 1075/30)
158+18 Sec. 30. Limitations regarding use of an individual's
159+19 identity.
160+20 (a) A person may not use an individual's identity for
161+21 commercial purposes during the individual's lifetime without
162+22 having obtained previous written consent from the appropriate
163+23 person or persons specified in Section 20 of this Act or their
164+24 authorized representative.
165+25 (b) A person may not knowingly distribute, transmit, or
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176+1 make available to the general public a sound recording or
177+2 audiovisual work with actual knowledge that the work contains
178+3 an unauthorized digital replica.
179+4 (c) If an individual's death occurs after the effective
180+5 date of this Act, a person may not use that individual's
181+6 identity or digital replica in violation of this Act for
182+7 commercial purposes for 50 years after the date of the
183+8 individual's death without having obtained previous written
184+9 consent from the appropriate person or persons specified in
185+10 Section 20 of this Act.
186+11 (d) Any person who materially contributes to, induces, or
187+12 otherwise facilitates a violation of subsection (b) by another
188+13 person after having obtained actual knowledge that the other
189+14 person is infringing upon an individual's rights under this
190+15 Section may be found liable for the violation.
191+16 (e) Subsection (d) does not apply to a person that solely
192+17 transmits, stores, or provides access to data or software,
193+18 including interactive entertainment software, application
194+19 software providers, or cloud service providers with respect to
195+20 any unauthorized digital replica stored or transmitted at the
196+21 direction of a user of material that resides on a system or
197+22 network, if the person:
198+23 (1) does not have actual knowledge that the material
199+24 or an activity using the material on the system or network
200+25 is unauthorized;
201+26 (2) in the absence of such actual knowledge, does not
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213+2 create actual knowledge; or
214+3 (3) upon obtaining actual knowledge, facts or
215+4 circumstances that would create actual knowledge, or
216+5 written notification of claimed unauthorized activity,
217+6 acts expeditiously to remove or disable access to the
218+7 material that is the subject of infringing activity; if
219+8 the person does not personally have the ability to remove
220+9 or disable access to the material, the person acts
221+10 expeditiously to notify the person that has the ability to
222+11 remove or disable access to the material. As used in this
223+12 subsection, "expeditiously" has the same meaning as it
224+13 does in 17 U.S.C. 512.
225+14 (f) Subject to the limitations in subsection (e), all of
226+15 the elements of 17 U.S.C. 512 shall be incorporated mutatis
227+16 mutandis with respect to claims relating to unauthorized
228+17 digital replicas. This exemption shall apply without regard to
229+18 whether the unauthorized version infringes copyright.
230+19 (g) Nothing in this Act may be construed in a manner
231+20 inconsistent with 47 U.S.C. 230 or any other federal law.
232+21 (Source: P.A. 90-747, eff. 1-1-99.)
233+22 (765 ILCS 1075/35)
234+23 Sec. 35. Applicability.
235+24 (a) This Act applies to acts or events that take place
236+25 after the effective date of this Act.
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247+1 (b) Subsections (a) and (c) of Section 30 do This Act does
248+2 not apply to the following:
249+3 (1) use of an individual's identity in an attempt to
250+4 portray, describe, or impersonate that individual in a
251+5 live performance, a single and original work of fine art,
252+6 play, book, article, musical work, film, radio,
253+7 television, or other audio, visual, or audio-visual work,
254+8 provided that the performance, work, play, book, article,
255+9 or film does not constitute in and of itself a commercial
256+10 advertisement for a product, merchandise, goods, or
257+11 services;
258+12 (2) use of an individual's identity for non-commercial
259+13 purposes, including any news, public affairs, or sports
260+14 broadcast or account, or any political campaign;
261+15 (3) use of an individual's name in truthfully
262+16 identifying the person as the author of a particular work
263+17 or program or the performer in a particular performance;
264+18 (4) promotional materials, advertisements, or
265+19 commercial announcements for a use described under
266+20 paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection; or
267+21 (5) use of photographs, videotapes, and images by a
268+22 person, firm, or corporation practicing the profession of
269+23 photography ("professional photographer") to exhibit in or
270+24 about the professional photographer's place of business or
271+25 portfolio, specimens of the professional photographer's
272+26 work, unless the exhibition is continued by the
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284+2 to the exhibition has been given by the individual
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286+4 (c) Subsections (b) and (c) of Section 30 do not apply to
287+5 the use of identity or digital replicas in the following:
288+6 (1) news, public affairs, or a sports broadcast or
289+7 account, or any political campaign;
290+8 (2) for a purpose that has political, public interest,
291+9 educational, or newsworthy value, unless use of the
292+10 audiovisual digital replica is intended to create, and
293+11 does create, the false impression to a reasonable viewer
294+12 or listener that the work is an authentic recording in
295+13 which the individual participated;
296+14 (3) use of a digital replica to depict the individual
297+15 in a documentary, docudrama, or historical or biographical
298+16 audiovisual work, or any other representation of the
299+17 individual as such individual, regardless of the degree of
300+18 fictionalization, unless the use of the audiovisual
301+19 digital replica creates the false impression to a
302+20 reasonable viewer or listener that the digital replica is
303+21 an authentic recording or that the individual participated
304+22 in the work, including, for example, in a live performance
305+23 of a musical work an individual did not participate in;
306+24 (4) use of digital replica for the purposes of
307+25 comment, criticism, scholarship, satire, or parody; or
308+26 (5) promotional materials, advertisements, or
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