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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3248 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas And Unauthorized Duplications Act of 2024 and may be referred to as the No AI FRAUD Act. Defines terms such as "personalized cloning service", "digital voice replica", "voice", "likeness", and digital technology". Provides that every individual has a property right in his or her own likeness and voice. Creates a private cause of action against any person or entity who, without consent of the individual whose voice or likeness rights are affected, does any of the following: (i) distributes or otherwise makes available to the public a personalized cloning service; (ii) publishes or otherwise makes available to the public a digital voice replica or digital depiction with knowledge that the digital voice replica or digital depiction was not authorized by the individual holding the voice or likeness rights so affected; or (iii) materially contributes to or otherwise facilitates any of the conduct proscribed in (i) or (ii) with knowledge that the individual holding the affected voice or likeness rights has not consented to the conduct. Provides remedies in the case of an unauthorized distribution of a personalized cloning service to include damages in an amount equal to the greater of $50,000 per violation or the actual damages and any profits from the unauthorized use that are attributable to such use and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages. Provides that in the case of an unauthorized publication of a digital voice replica or digital depiction, $5,000 per violation or the actual damages and any profits from the unauthorized use that are attributable to such use and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages. Provides that punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees may also be awarded to the injured person. Provides that First Amendment protections shall constitute a defense to an alleged violation of this Act. In evaluating any such defense, the public interest in access to the use shall be balanced against the intellectual property interest in the voice or likeness. Provides that a person or entity who uses an individual's voice or likeness in a manner that violates this Act shall not be liable if the harm caused by such conduct is negligible. Provides that the Act is operative 180 days after it becomes law. LRB103 37732 JRC 67859 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3248 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas And Unauthorized Duplications Act of 2024 and may be referred to as the No AI FRAUD Act. Defines terms such as "personalized cloning service", "digital voice replica", "voice", "likeness", and digital technology". Provides that every individual has a property right in his or her own likeness and voice. Creates a private cause of action against any person or entity who, without consent of the individual whose voice or likeness rights are affected, does any of the following: (i) distributes or otherwise makes available to the public a personalized cloning service; (ii) publishes or otherwise makes available to the public a digital voice replica or digital depiction with knowledge that the digital voice replica or digital depiction was not authorized by the individual holding the voice or likeness rights so affected; or (iii) materially contributes to or otherwise facilitates any of the conduct proscribed in (i) or (ii) with knowledge that the individual holding the affected voice or likeness rights has not consented to the conduct. Provides remedies in the case of an unauthorized distribution of a personalized cloning service to include damages in an amount equal to the greater of $50,000 per violation or the actual damages and any profits from the unauthorized use that are attributable to such use and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages. Provides that in the case of an unauthorized publication of a digital voice replica or digital depiction, $5,000 per violation or the actual damages and any profits from the unauthorized use that are attributable to such use and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages. Provides that punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees may also be awarded to the injured person. Provides that First Amendment protections shall constitute a defense to an alleged violation of this Act. In evaluating any such defense, the public interest in access to the use shall be balanced against the intellectual property interest in the voice or likeness. 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1111 1 AN ACT concerning civil law.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the No
1515 5 Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas And Unauthorized
1616 6 Duplications Act. This Act may be referred to as the No AI
1717 7 FRAUD Act.
1818 8 Section 2. Findings. The General Assembly finds that
1919 9 recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology
2020 10 and the development of deepfake software have adversely
2121 11 affected individuals' ability to protect their voice and
2222 12 likeness from misappropriation, including:
2323 13 (1) On or around April 4, 2023, AI technology was used
2424 14 to create the song titled "Heart on My Sleeve," emulating
2525 15 the voices of recording artists Drake and The Weeknd. It
2626 16 reportedly received more than 11 million views.
2727 17 (2) On or around October 1, 2023, AI technology was
2828 18 used to create a false endorsement featuring Tom Hanks'
2929 19 face in an advertisement for a dental plan.
3030 20 (3) From October 16 to 20, 2023, AI technology was
3131 21 used to create false, nonconsensual intimate images of
3232 22 high school girls in Westfield, New Jersey.
3333 23 (4) In fall 2023, AI technology was used to create the
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4040 Creates the No Artificial Intelligence Fake Replicas And Unauthorized Duplications Act of 2024 and may be referred to as the No AI FRAUD Act. Defines terms such as "personalized cloning service", "digital voice replica", "voice", "likeness", and digital technology". Provides that every individual has a property right in his or her own likeness and voice. Creates a private cause of action against any person or entity who, without consent of the individual whose voice or likeness rights are affected, does any of the following: (i) distributes or otherwise makes available to the public a personalized cloning service; (ii) publishes or otherwise makes available to the public a digital voice replica or digital depiction with knowledge that the digital voice replica or digital depiction was not authorized by the individual holding the voice or likeness rights so affected; or (iii) materially contributes to or otherwise facilitates any of the conduct proscribed in (i) or (ii) with knowledge that the individual holding the affected voice or likeness rights has not consented to the conduct. Provides remedies in the case of an unauthorized distribution of a personalized cloning service to include damages in an amount equal to the greater of $50,000 per violation or the actual damages and any profits from the unauthorized use that are attributable to such use and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages. Provides that in the case of an unauthorized publication of a digital voice replica or digital depiction, $5,000 per violation or the actual damages and any profits from the unauthorized use that are attributable to such use and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages. Provides that punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees may also be awarded to the injured person. Provides that First Amendment protections shall constitute a defense to an alleged violation of this Act. In evaluating any such defense, the public interest in access to the use shall be balanced against the intellectual property interest in the voice or likeness. Provides that a person or entity who uses an individual's voice or likeness in a manner that violates this Act shall not be liable if the harm caused by such conduct is negligible. Provides that the Act is operative 180 days after it becomes law.
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6868 1 song titled "Demo #5: nostalgia," manipulating the voices
6969 2 of Justin Bieber, Daddy Yankee, and Bad Bunny. It
7070 3 reportedly received 22 million views on Tik Tok and 1.2
7171 4 million views on YouTube.
7272 5 (5) A Department of Homeland Security report titled
7373 6 the "Increasing Threat of Deepfake Identities" states that
7474 7 as of October 2020, researchers had reported more than
7575 8 100,000 computer-generated fake nude images of women
7676 9 created without their consent or knowledge.
7777 10 (6) According to Pew Research Center, approximately
7878 11 63% of American say made-up or altered videos create
7979 12 confusion about the basic facts of current issues.
8080 13 Section 3. Likeness and voice rights.
8181 14 (a) Definitions. In this Act:
8282 15 (1) "Individual" means a human being, living or dead.
8383 16 (2) "Digital depiction" means a replica, imitation, or
8484 17 approximation of the likeness of an individual that is
8585 18 created or altered in whole or in part using digital
8686 19 technology.
8787 20 (3) "Personalized cloning service" means an algorithm,
8888 21 software, tool, or other technology, service, or device
8989 22 the primary purpose or function of which is to produce one
9090 23 or more digital voice replicas or digital depictions of
9191 24 particular, identified individuals.
9292 25 (4) "Digital voice replica" means an audio rendering
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103103 1 that is created or altered in whole or in part using
104104 2 digital technology and is fixed in a sound recording or
105105 3 audiovisual work which includes replications, imitations,
106106 4 or approximations of an individual that the individual did
107107 5 not actually perform.
108108 6 (5) "Voice" means sounds in any medium containing the
109109 7 actual voice or a simulation of the voice of an
110110 8 individual, whether recorded or generated by computer,
111111 9 artificial intelligence, algorithm, or other digital
112112 10 technology, service, or device, to the extent that the
113113 11 individual depicted or simulated is readily identifiable
114114 12 from the sound of the voice or simulation of the voice, or
115115 13 from other information displayed in connection therewith.
116116 14 (6) "Likeness" means the actual or simulated image or
117117 15 likeness of an individual, regardless of the means of
118118 16 creation, that is readily identifiable as the individual
119119 17 by virtue of the individual's face, likeness, or other
120120 18 distinguishing characteristic, or from other information
121121 19 displayed in connection with the likeness.
122122 20 (7) "Digital technology" means a technology or device
123123 21 now known or hereafter created such as computer software,
124124 22 artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantum
125125 23 computing, or other similar technologies or devices.
126126 24 (b) Property right in likeness and voice.
127127 25 (1) In general. Every individual has a property right
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139139 1 (2) Extent. The rights provided for in paragraph (1)
140140 2 constitute intellectual property rights and are freely
141141 3 transferable and descendible, in whole or in part, and do
142142 4 not expire upon the death of the individual, whether or
143143 5 not such rights were commercially exploited by the
144144 6 individual during the individual's lifetime.
145145 7 (3) Transferability. The rights provided for in
146146 8 paragraph (1) shall be exclusive to the individual,
147147 9 subject to the transfer of such rights as provided in
148148 10 paragraph (2), during such individual's lifetime and to
149149 11 the executors, heirs, transferees, or devisees for a
150150 12 period of ten years after the death of the individual, and
151151 13 shall be terminated by:
152152 14 (A) proof of the non-use of the likeness or voice
153153 15 of any individual for commercial purposes by an
154154 16 executor, transferee, heir, or devisee to such use for
155155 17 a period of two years subsequent to the initial
156156 18 ten-year period following the individual's death; or
157157 19 (B) the death of all executors, transferees,
158158 20 heirs, or devisees.
159159 21 (4) Validity of use. An agreement authorizing the use
160160 22 of a digital depiction or digital voice replica for a new
161161 23 performance of the individual in an advertisement or
162162 24 expressive work shall be valid only if:
163163 25 (A) the applicable individual was:
164164 26 (i) represented by counsel in the transaction and
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175175 1 the agreement was in writing; and
176176 2 (ii) 18 years of age or older at the time of entry
177177 3 into the agreement, or, if under 18 years of age at
178178 4 that time, the agreement is approved by a court in
179179 5 accordance with applicable State law; or
180180 6 (B) the terms of the agreement are governed by a
181181 7 collective bargaining agreement.
182182 8 (c) Unauthorized simulation of voice or likeness.
183183 9 (1) In general. Any person or entity who, in a manner
184184 10 affecting interstate or foreign commerce (or using any
185185 11 means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce), and
186186 12 without consent of the individual holding the voice or
187187 13 likeness rights affected thereby:
188188 14 (A) distributes, transmits, or otherwise makes
189189 15 available to the public a personalized cloning
190190 16 service;
191191 17 (B) publishes, performs, distributes, transmits,
192192 18 or otherwise makes available to the public a digital
193193 19 voice replica or digital depiction with knowledge that
194194 20 the digital voice replica or digital depiction was not
195195 21 authorized by the individual holding the voice or
196196 22 likeness rights affected thereby; or
197197 23 (C) materially contributes to, directs, or
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211211 1 rights has not consented to the conduct,
212212 2 shall be liable for damages as set forth in paragraph (2).
213213 3 (2) Remedies. In any action brought under this
214214 4 Section, the following shall apply:
215215 5 (A) The person or entity who violated the Section
216216 6 shall be liable to the injured party or parties in an
217217 7 amount equal to the greater of:
218218 8 (i) in the case of an unauthorized
219219 9 distribution, transmission, or other making
220220 10 available of a personalized cloning service,
221221 11 $50,000 per violation or the actual damages
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225225 15 such use and are not taken into account in
226226 16 computing the actual damages; and
227227 17 (ii) in the case of an unauthorized
228228 18 publication, performance, distribution,
229229 19 transmission, or other making available of a
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247247 1 (B) In establishing profits under this
248248 2 subdivision, the injured party or parties shall be
249249 3 required only to present proof of the gross revenue
250250 4 attributable to the unauthorized use, and the person
251251 5 or entity who violated this Section shall be required
252252 6 to prove his or her expenses deductible therefrom.
253253 7 (C) Punitive damages and reasonable attorney's
254254 8 fees may also be awarded to the injured party or
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256256 10 (D) It shall not be a defense to an allegation of a
257257 11 violation of paragraph (1) that the unauthorized user
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259259 13 disclaimer stating that the digital depiction, digital
260260 14 voice replica, or personalized cloning service was
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266266 20 (E) An action to enforce this Section may be
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268268 22 (i) the individual whose voice or likeness is
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270270 24 (ii) any other person or entity to which the
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285285 3 authorized the use at issue, by any person or
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287287 5 individual's exclusive personal services as a
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291291 9 (d) First Amendment defense. First Amendment
292292 10 protections shall constitute a defense to an alleged
293293 11 violation of subsection (c). In evaluating any such
294294 12 defense, the public interest in access to the use shall be
295295 13 balanced against the intellectual property interest in the
296296 14 voice or likeness. Factors to be considered may include
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298298 16 (1) the use is commercial;
299299 17 (2) the individual whose voice or likeness is at
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301301 19 expressive purpose of the work in which the use
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303303 21 (3) the use competes with or otherwise adversely
304304 22 affects the value of the work of the owner or licensee
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306306 24 (e) Limitation.
307307 25 (1) In general. A person or entity who uses an
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321321 3 (2) Harm. For purposes of this Section, the term
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323323 5 (A) financial or physical injury, or an elevated
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326326 8 (B) severe emotional distress of any person whose
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328328 10 (C) a likelihood that the use deceives the public,
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330330 12 (3) Per se harm. Any digital depiction or digital
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334334 16 (4) Balance of equities. Except when paragraph (3)
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336336 18 (A) whether the individual whose voice or likeness
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340340 22 (B) whether the use is transformative; and
341341 23 (C) whether the use constitutes constitutionally
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343343 25 (f) Limitations period. No civil action shall be
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356356 2 the claim discovered, or with due diligence should have
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358358 4 (g) No preemption. Nothing in this Act shall be construed
359359 5 to limit any rights an individual may have under any other law
360360 6 providing protections against the unauthorized use of an
361361 7 individual's name, voice, or likeness.
362362 8 (h) Severability. If any provision of this Act, or the
363363 9 application thereof, is held invalid, the validity of the
364364 10 remainder of this Act and the application of such provision to
365365 11 other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
366366 12 (i) Construction. Nothing in this Act shall alter the
367367 13 application by a court of First Amendment protections in the
368368 14 event such a defense is asserted to subsection (c).
369369 15 (j) Application. This Section shall be considered to be a
370370 16 law pertaining to intellectual property for the purposes of
371371 17 Section 230(e)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
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